The conversation with Moose went pretty much exactly as they anticipated. Moose sat them down in the back of the dining hall and had them go over exactly what happened, making notes in a report. He assured them that Jackal would be packing his bags and off the camp by sundown, and they'd find Kurt a new cabin mate. Kurt denied a phone call home to his father, explaining that while he's sure his dad would want to know what happened, he didn't want to put him under any unnecessary stress when he couldn't be here.

"I have some concerns about Badger." Moose said, "I know you said he didn't do or say anything to you, but he didn't do anything to stop it either, which is just as bad. And while I don't think that's enough of a reason to kick him out of camp, I think he may need some monitoring by a staff member."

Moose looked between the two.

"Blaine, would you consider being Kurt's cabin mate for the rest of your time here? I know it's a lot to ask and your kids may not like the change, but it seems like we're in a tight spot and I'd appreciate it if you could step in."

Blaine felt like the heavens had opened and a choir of angels were singing praises.

"Uh...sure. Yeah, that's okay with me." Eloquent response, Shakespeare. "As long as it's okay with Kurt."

He turned to look at Kurt then, and the grin on Kurt's face told both him and Moose that it would be more than okay.

Moose nodded, "Alright then. Jackal is going to be sent to get his stuff as soon as I'm finished with you two. He's with your kids right now, Kurt, but I'll get Jerico to look after them until we get things settled. Given the afternoon you two have had, I think we'll just give you the rest of the day off. We'd obviously like you to join us for campfire tonight as well, as first campfires are always special, but it's not a requirement and Jerico can keep an eye on your boys. Now go take a nature hike or something. Have some fun. "

Kurt and Blaine walked out of the dining hall, only to stand awkwardly on the porch. They'd been going nonstop since arriving at camp, and suddenly having some time to just do whatever they pleased was an unexpected surprise- neither boy was really sure what to do with themselves.

Blaine was the first to speak.

"It'll probably be a bit before they can get Jackal moved out and I can take my stuff over to your cabin. Do you...want to go for a walk?"

Kurt nodded, but kept quiet as they made their way around the field and down a gravel path that lead east. The crunched along in silence for a bit before reaching the empty bluff campfire area, where two rows of large logs were laid out as benches with a wide aisle between them. The view was breathtaking- evergreen trees stretching as far as the eye could see and blanketing the hillside below. There was a bench swing behind the rows of logs, and Blaine nodded towards it, raising his eyebrows in question. Kurt nodded and followed him over, taking a seat.

Blaine made sure not to sit too close, not knowing exactly what Kurt's emotional state was at the moment but still wanting to reassure Kurt that he was there for him. The silence was almost unnerving, but he refrained from asking what the matter was- his mom always told him that if he just let it be, people would open up when they were ready. Instead, he let them sit peacefully, taking in the spectacular view and rocking them gently on the swing.

Blaine estimated that at least a half hour had passed before Kurt finally spoke.

"Thank you."

Blaine turned to face him. "Kurt..."

But Kurt held his hand up, "No, seriously. Thank you. I...I'm sorry you had to go through that and put up with that idiot and be the hero because I couldn't stand up to him like some poor delicate thing."

Blaine inched closer on the bench, putting his arm around the back but not touching Kurt, whose eyes were trained on his hands in his lap.

"I hate that I put you in that position. But I really do have to thank you." He looked up then, blue eyes connecting with hazel. "You saved me, Blaine. As cheesy as it sounds, that's what happened. And now the rest of my time here is going to be better because of you."

Blaine's hand was over Kurt's now- When did that happen?- thumb rubbing gently along his palm. His heart felt like it was going to leap out of his chest, it was pounding so hard. His gut told him to move, and he leaned in closer, following the instinct that told him that now was the right time.

Kurt didn't hesitate before mirroring the movement, their faces drawing closer together and eyes closing as their lips-

Crunching footsteps on the path to their left startled them both and they jumped apart. Blaine thought he saw a look of slight panic in Kurt's eyes, but dismissed it with an awkward chuckle. They scooted apart marginally as one of the female staff members (whose nametag announced her as Hana) made her way down the path. She spotted them on the bench, waved and came over.

"Moose said to find you guys and tell you that Jackal has been...removed." Her lip curled, "I can't believe someone would come here and do something like that to another person. I'm sorry you guys had to deal with that. But yeah, Blaine's free to move his stuff in whenever you guys get back." She smiled then, "I'm glad you two didn't go much further- Moose said something about a nature hike and I was afraid I'd have to search the entire camp to find you guys!"

They thanked her and listened as she strolled back the way she'd come. Blaine was almost scared to meet Kurt's eyes then. He'd only known this boy for a week and tried to kiss him. What kind of person does that? He must be totally freaked out now. Oh god, how am I going to live in the same cabin as him for two weeks?

He dared to raise his eyes to Kurt, who he was relieved to see looked at ease. He wasn't sure if he should mention what almost happened or not, but Kurt seemed to make that decision for him as he stood from the bench.

"Shall we?" he asked, offering his arm to Blaine in an exaggerated fashion. Blaine laughed, standing and looping his arm through Kurt's. "We shall!"

The move was relatively painless. Because it was afternoon recreation time for both the kids and student leaders, both cabins were empty when they retrieved Blaine's belongings and moved them over to Cougar cabin.

Blaine placed his items on the floor next to the bed that used to be Jackal's and sat down on the mattress. The cabin looked the same as the one he'd just left, but the vibe inside was just...so much better. Kurt must have felt it too, because he flopped down on the bed next to Blaine and sighed contentedly.

"This is crazy." Blaine said, "When I signed up for this thing, I never in my wildest dreams thought something like this would happen. Nearly pummeling idiots, switching cabins, meeting you..."

Kurt's attention perked at this, and he propped himself up on his elbows. "I never thought things would turn out like this either. But all things considered...I'm kind of glad it did."

It would have been so easy for Blaine to lean over them, to capture Kurt's lips with his own and run his hands through that hair as they fell back onto the mattress...

But he didn't- because his gut told him that now wasn't the right time.