Dec. 17, 2012, 4:27 a.m.
Locked In: Got Milk?
E - Words: 1,821 - Last Updated: Dec 17, 2012 Story: Closed - Chapters: 2/? - Created: Dec 17, 2012 - Updated: Dec 17, 2012 289 0 2 0 0
New York was all they thought about in McKinley. The bright lights which lit up Broadway drew them like moths to a flame and now they were finally here; nothing would stop them from living their dreams. Both of them had made it into NYADA and were juggling lectures with part time work to afford their snug abode. Freshman year had flown by and Kurt and Rachel were well established with the NYC life after living in student halls during the semesters. It was now Christmas break and already Kurt was beginning to rethink his choice of roommate for his Sophomore year.
“RACHEL?!”, shouted Kurt from the kitchen of their small but very cosy town house apartment.
“Yes sweetie?”, Rachel replied as she strolled out of the bathroom and into the main living area wrapped in a dressing gown and towel drying her hair.
“Did you drink all of my low fat milk? You know I need my daily banana and strawberry smoothie or I can’t function!”.
“I don’t know what you are talking about...” Rachel mumbled while grabbing her half full glass of the liquid in question perched on the coffee table beside her. She slunk passed a very pissed off looking Kurt, complete with full on bitch glare and pinched lips with hands placed on slim hips.
“RACHEL BARBRA BERRY COME BACK HERE THIS INSTANT!”. The slamming of the bedroom door and the sudden blare of Defying Gravity made Kurt’s left eye twitch in anger. He turned towards the front door and grabbed his vintage, well won on eBay, Vivienne Westwood trench coat off the back of the couch. He reached for his McQueen scarf, car keys and wallet and unlocked the front door. “I KNOW YOU CAN HEAR ME! TRUST ME THERE WILL BE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES WHEN I GET BACK FROM THE GROCERY STORE. YOU BETTER HIDE YOUR REINDEER JUMPERS HOBBIT!”. With that Kurt slammed the door to the apartment.
Blaine loved December mornings, cold enough so you could see your breath in the air with every exhale. He was making his way to the store near his newly rented apartment along with his college roommate Sam for the daily coffee run. It was just before 10 am; the wide streets lined with trees, trimmed with lights gave him that warm fuzzy feeling inside. He took a left and continued towards Tilly’s Deli & Grocery. In his own little world, Blaine hummed along to the latest Katy Perry song blasting from his ear buds attached to his pink iPod and strode across the parking lot towards the entrance of the shop. Suddenly he heard a harsh screech coming from beside him and looked to see a black SUV pulled up about a foot away. He recoiled while clutching his chest to steady his breathing, staring at the shiny bonnet of the car he could have been imbedded in.
Shit.
“Hey!” Blaine’s head snapped up and locked eyes with the beautiful stranger who was hanging out of the drivers’ side window. He quickly removed the ear buds which were still pumping out music.
“What? I’m so sorry I...” he was cut off by the angry driver which was in the process of removing himself from the car.
“Yes, you should be sorry! You could have been killed, watch where you are walking next time you ass!”.
Blaine mumbled another obscenity, heart still racing from the shock of the near death experience. Cheeks turning red and shaking his head with shame and embarrassment he watched the other man enter the store.
Your first week in New York and you already have a death wish. You are not in the quiet country bumpkin streets of Ohio anymore...and he was hot... idiot!
He ran a hand through his gelled hair and let out an elongated sigh of relief. He stepped up onto the pavement of the parking lot and entered the store while reaching into his coat pocket for his wallet. In the haze of what had just happened in the parking lot, Blaine didn’t spot the hand written sign stuck to the shop front window which read:
Sorry for the inconvenience.
This store will be closed at 10:00am today.
Store will be open again tomorrow at 10:00am and return to regular hours.
There was barely any customers in the building. All seemed very quiet but Blaine thought nothing of it, he weaved his way through the aisles and past the delicatessen counter towards the back of the store where the fresh coffee machine was located. He reached to grab a cup that was stacked to the right but someone caught his eye. He saw the young man who shouted at him in the parking lot. He glanced at the porcelain skinned, slim, smartly dressed individual that was located by the chilled section. He finished pouring his coffee and decided to go over and apologize again for what happened minutes earlier. Courage, Blaine.
Blaine cleared his throat and approached the man with a wide, toothy smile. The man slowly turned around to face Blaine with arms crossed in front of his chest, eye brow raised, sporting his signature bitch glare he had used on Rachel earlier that morning. Yes, he was still seething. With one hip stuck out and foot tapping impatiently he saw the face of the short ass leprechaun he nearly flattened in the car park; plastered across it a billion watt grin which he wanted to smack off.
“Can I help you?” Kurt offered to the man standing next to him with an eye roll and a sigh.
Still the optimistic gentleman he had been brought up to be, Blaine offered his hand to the other man. “Hey, I’m Blaine. I just wanted to apologise again for what happened outside. I didn’t see you pulling in and I wasn’t exactly paying attention so yeah...”
With a total look of confusion on his face Kurt refused Blaine’s hand and every word that followed dripped with distain and sarcasm. “Yeah, you are lucky I have perfect vision. Squirts like you shouldn’t be walking around without a parent or guardian. You could have been wedged in my tyres and I just had the paintwork re-done”.
Shocked by the reply, Blaine snapped his hand back and stared at the other man wide eyed. “I’m not that short! Give me a break, I came over to say sorry and you are throwing it back in my face!”.
Kurt turned away from Blaine and reached into the fridge to retrieve a carton of low fat milk. “I’d love to stay and chat Bland but I am extremely busy. Next time you want to speak to someone try investing in a step ladder, that way you won’t be mistaken for a five year old. Later, short stack”.
Striding off towards the front of the store, Kurt left in his wake a very confused and offended Blaine. Walking past the delicatessen counter he heard the young man shout after him. “IT’S BLAINE!”. With another impressive eye roll and shake of his head Kurt stuck his middle finger up in the air behind him and continued walking towards the check out desk.
What a rude sonofa...
Suddenly, a low thump sounded as the large industrial sized overhead lights faded which left the two young men standing in complete darkness. There was very little light coming in through the windows of the store. Both men were rooted to the spot where they were standing. Kurt placed the carton of milk into the counter and whipped round to the sound of the most high pitched scream he had ever heard in his life. Kurt knew his voice was high, but that was a whole different ball game.
“AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!”, Blaine dropped his coffee and darted towards the front of the store, flailing past a very fed up looking Kurt leaning up against the counter, arms folded, narrowed eyes following the miniature thrashing idiot that was skidding past him. He huffed out a breath and lifted his eyes to the heavens. If there is a God, give me fucking strength.
He looked back to Blaine who was trying to find a store owner who might have had an idea of what was happening in this situation. The curly hair buffoon was muttering to himself about end times and a possible second coming while searching the building for another form of life. Blaine headed into the back room and returned shortly to the front of the store where Kurt was standing pale faced and with a look of exhaustion.
“You finished? You do know it may only be a power cut and they have gone to fix it?”
“Sorry I’m just not very good with the dark alright?! Kinda caught me by surprise!” snapped Blaine, arms flailing to his sides almost catching Kurt across the face with a hand.
“WOAH! Relax...Jeez! How old are you really? Looks like you are related to the Who’s and have a phobia of night-time”
“Well, a certain abusive individual recently stated I was five so fuc...”
Hands raised in front of Blaine’s face to try and diffuse the situation Kurt cut him off; “...Wow, okay that’s enough! You go calm yourself down and I’ll go check the doors”. Blaine slumped against the counter and slid to the floor in a heap watching as the other man walked away. Kurt reached the doors and placed his delicate hand on the handle, he tugged at the structure and caught his breath as he realised that it wasn’t moving. He grabbed at the door again with both hands and shook it fiercely back and forth before finally giving up. What the hell is going on?
He turned and started to walk towards the general direction of the person he sadly was sharing the same oxygen with when again, he could hear the familiar high pitched, girly scream. “Oh for fuck sake”, he mumbled as he slumped his head in his hands and jogged towards the counter where he left the shrieking idiot. When he approached the other man, he found him sitting on the floor clutching at his knees and holding a piece of ripped paper.
“Can you please explain to me why you are wailing like a dying cat again?”
Through gasps of breath Blaine held out the crumpled bit of paper in his hands. “I...I...I just found this taped to the front of the counter”.
Kurt looked at Blaine with a disconcerting glare and took the offered item out of the outstretched hand. He un crumpled it and began to read the scribbled lettering that decorated the page. The paper dropped from his grasp and fluttered down next to the hyperventilating pocket-sized dwarf that was sitting in-front of him. His eyes widened when the sudden realisation of those written words hit him smack in the face like an iced slushy from the high school years...
FUCK!
Comments
This is soooo great! Please post soon :)
This was really good even though Kurt was kind of harsh to Blaine. I can't wait to learn more about Kurt and Blaine and to see what happens next.