Chapter 17

Kurt and Sam stayed home that Monday, almost scared to go to school. They used the excuse that Sam was still healing and Kurt didn't want him to be alone all day. In reality, it was that they didn't want to be around Karofsky.

The two curled into each other on the couch, watching random TV shows and goofing off. The phone rang shrilly while Sam was tickling Kurt mercilessly.

"Ge-get off me! Sammy, I gotta get the phone!" Kurt hollered. Sam clambered off of him begrudgingly, and Kurt snatched the phone off its base.

"Hello?" he asked, trying to push Sam off of him as the blonde started kissing his neck.

"Hey Kurt." A recognizable voice chirped.

"Oh! Master, hi!" Kurt brightened up instantly.

Blaine chuckled. "How have things been going?" he asked.

"Good." Kurt answered his voice more breathy than usual from Sam's attack on his neck.

"What's going on there?" Blaine inquired.

"Sam's just being a little, uh, affectionate."

"Really?" Blaine said lewdly. Kurt laughed.

"Not like that." He explained, sounding a little exasperated as he continued to push against Sam. "Is there a reason you called?"

"Can't I call my sub and make sure he's ok?" Blaine asked rhetorically, a hint of annoyance in his voice. "I was just wondering if you would be able to pick me up from school today, my car refuses to turn over."

"I swear, you know nothing about cars." Kurt said indulgently.

"That's what I keep saying!" a voice that sounded like Nick's called.

"Yeah, I can get you." Sam perked up beside him and started tugging on his arm insistently. Kurt chuckled again. "Can Sam come, Master?"

"Of course. Sebastian would – SCREW OFF NICK – murder me if he didn't."

"Yay!" Sam cheered beside him, getting off the couch to grab his jacket.

"I was also wondering – SHUT UP NICK, I'M TRYING TO TALK TO KURT! – If you wanted to go out to dinner tonight. Since it is almost our one month anniversary." He teased.

"And why wouldn't we go out on our actual anniversary?" Kurt asked cautiously.

"Because for most of the weekend – NICK I WILL BASH YOUR HEAD IN! – as I was saying, most of the weekend you'll be tied to my bed." Blaine whispered.

Kurt gaped for a moment, his eyes glazing over as random curses ran through his head.

"What the hell did he say?" Sam demanded beside him. Kurt shook his head and took a breath.

"So do you want to go? I mean we don't have to…" Blaine trailed off.

"No! No, I'd love to. It sounds amazing. The dinner I mean. Not that the other thing didn't sound fun, I just-"

"Relax Kurt. I was just screwing with you." Blaine laughed. "I'll – NICK YOU DUMB MOTHER FU- I'll see you this afternoon Kurt." He finished before hanging up. Kurt just chuckled.

*break*

"Excuse me, we're looking for Blaine Anderson?" Kurt enquired later that day at the Dalton Academy front office.

"He should just be right down that hall, honey. Follow the music." The elderly lady said, smiling. Kurt and Sam glanced at each other curiously and shrugged, heading down the hallway the woman had pointed out, muttering their thanks.

They could, in fact, hear music playing from one of the classrooms. Kurt peered through the door and couldn't help but grin. The Warblers were scattered throughout the room, sitting on chairs and the arms of couches, as a few boys made a constant rhythm of 'ba, ba ba, ba ba, ba-ba'. His eyes found Blaine as the man began to sing, a wide grin on his face.

"You're insecure. Don't know what for. You're turning heads when you walk through the do-o-or. Don't need make up, to cover up. Being the way that you are is enough."

"Everyone else in the room can see it, everyone else but you-oo." Sebastian joined, the two smirking at each other. The other boys picked up the pace of their odd sounds as everyone rose almost simultaneously. Sebastian was the first to notice the two boys peeking in. He nudged Blaine and they both came over, taking them by the hands and pulling them into the room.

"Baby you light up my world like nobody else," Blaine sang, grabbing Kurt around the waist and spinning him in a circle. "The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed. But when you smile at the ground it ain't hard to tell, you don't kno-o-ow… you don't know you're beautiful! Blaine set Kurt back on the ground, the younger laughing at him. Blaine hit his knees dramatically as he folded his hands together, as if begging for something. "If only you saw what I can see, you'll understand why I want you so desperately. Right now I'm looking at you and I can't believe you don't kno-o-ow, you don't know you're beautiful, uh-oh, that's what makes you beautiful!" he stood again, grabbing Kurt around the waist and throwing him over his shoulder with ease. Kurt shrieked and looked to Sam for help, only to find the blonde laughing his head off.

"So c-come on. You got it wrong." Blaine insisted, setting Kurt on the couch. "To prove I'm right, I put it in a so-o-ong. I don't know why, you're being shy. And turn away when I look into your e-e-eyes. Everyone else in the room can see it, everyone else but you."

Everyone started singing with them in a loud chorus of "nah nah-nah nah-nah nah nah, nah-nah."

"Baby you light up my world like nobody else," Blaine sang slowly as the others quieted down, leaning in a little closer and kissing Kurt briefly. "The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed. But when you smile at the ground it ain't hard to tell, you don't kno-o-ow… you don't know you're beautiful! If only you saw what I can see, you'll understand why I want you so desperately. Right now I'm looking at you and I can't believe you don't kno-o-ow, you don't know you're beautiful, uh-oh, that's what makes you beautiful!" they finished, nearly everyone collapsing into the couches and laughing. Blaine wrapped an arm around Kurt's shoulders and announced, "I think we have our song for sectionals!"

"You're a really good singer." Kurt commented, almost in shock. Blaine mussed up his hair and laughed.

"I'm amazing at everything."

"Except cars." Kurt pointed out. The Warblers around them laughed. "And you know the theme for sectionals in survival right?" Blaine shrugged.

"What are you guys doing?" Sebastian asked, an arm snaked around Sam's waist.

"Probably another Berry extravaganza." Kurt groaned. "Sam had a really good idea to sing but knowing Mr. Shue he won't give it a chance."

"What song?" Blaine asked.

"Skyscraper by Demi Lovato." Sam muttered, blushing a little. Sebastian grinned and murmured something in his ear that made his blush reach his nose.

"Shouldn't we be going soon?" Kurt asked a few minutes later. Blaine checked his watch and yelped.

"Yeah we should've been gone five minutes ago." He said, laughing a little. "Come on Seb." He added. The four clambered into Kurt's Navigator and set off to Breadstix.