Chapter 7

When the bell for lunch rang Kurt just about ran out of his class before quickly slowing his pace to a brisk walk. He didn't mean to seem so worked up, but he was. He really liked Blaine and couldn't wait to see him. It was odd that it hadn't even been a whole twenty four hours since he last saw Blaine and it felt like it had been forever. He had a small crush on Blaine. That much was obvious. But how could he not? Now all he had to do was make sure Blaine didn't find out and run like every other crush he had ever had. Even though all the other crushes had been straight...

When Kurt arrived to the cafeteria he noticed that he was one of the very few people already in there. He quickly got his lunch before a line could form and found a seat he knew that Blaine usually sat at alone. Time passed and he continued to get even more anxious. What if Blaine didn't make it to lunch and he didn't get to see the boy the rest of the day? Well they did have gym together... but Kurt really didn't want to wait that long.

Thankfully Blaine chose that time to enter the cafeteria and take a seat across from Kurt. Kurt looked up as he was taking his seat and smiled, trying not to seem as happy as he felt because that would imply more than a simple two day friendship.

He saw Blaine smile back and at the same time he felt his phone go off in his pocket. He pulled it out and saw a new message from Blaine. He tried extremely hard not to get too disappointed that Blaine couldn't actually speak to him yet. He opened and read the simple message.

From Blaine: Hi there ;)

Kurt looked back up to Blaine just in time to see the curly haired boy wink at him with a small smirk. He couldn't help but laugh, which made Blaine silently laugh as well.

"Okay, that was kind of cheesy..."

Blaine shrugged and kept his smile.

"But I liked it." Kurt finished with a shy smile.

After a moment of slightly awkward silence Kurt finally thought of something to say. "So, how was your appointment? Will you be able to speak soon?"

Kurt clearly saw something change in Blaine's expression. He didn't look sad... It was worse than that. He just looked sick. Blaine shook his head and looked down at his hands.

Kurt shrugged a little. "Well... That's too bad. Maybe you'll make some miraculous recovery. Doctors aren't always right, you know." He said, trying to make Blaine's smile return.

Luckily for him, it did. It was small but it was there. Kurt wanted to ask how long he had been sick like this. Not being able to speak must be driving Blaine crazy. It sure was driving Kurt crazy. He knew this guy had to have an amazing voice and all he wanted was to hear it.

He felt his phone buzz again with another message from Blaine.

From Blaine: How was your morning?

Kurt smiled up at him and sighed. "It was okay. It was lacking something... Not sure what, though."

Blaine was smiling widely again and his eyebrows were raised as he typed back.

From Blaine: I wonder what that could be...

Kurt shrugged. "It's a mystery."

Blaine laughed silently.

From Blaine: Weren't we supposed to discuss an English assignment?

Kurt nodded. "We were. I thought about it... Do you want to come over to my place to work on it? My dad doesn't get home until about six and the only other person there will be Finn. And he won't bother us."

Blaine seemed reluctant but nodded but Kurt didn't want to make him uncomfortable.

"You don't have to. We can go to your house instead-"Kurt was cut off by Blaine shaking his head quickly.
From Blaine: Your house is fine. We should get more done there.

Kurt nodded slowly. That was strange... "Okay, good. Do you need directions?"

Blaine sighed and looked down to his phone as he typed.

From Blaine: Actually... My car is broken down at the moment. My dad took me to school. I don't want to intrude and ask you for a ride but... I don't really have one. My mom probably wouldn't be up for driving me because we had a fight this morning and my dad works late tonight.

Kurt read the message with a small frown. It seemed like Blaine's morning had been much worse than his. He looked up and smiled. "I don't mind at all."

Blaine smiled back just as brightly before sending Kurt another message.

From Blaine: Thank you very much, kind sir.

Kurt laughed lightly. "You're feeling quite dapper today, I see."

Blaine raised an eyebrow as his next message came through.

From Blaine: This is just me trying to seduce you. And I think it's working.

Kurt laughed more than before and shook his head at Blaine. "You're not even close."

Blaine sent his next message before looking up at Kurt, pouting.

From Blaine: Not even a little close... :(

Kurt laughed and shook his head again. "Maybe a little..."

Blaine's face lit up instantly, making Kurt chuckle. Unfortunately, the two were interrupted by the bell ringing and signaling them lunch was over. Kurt sighed sadly and Blaine stood up, looking much less happy then he was just a few seconds before. "You didn't even get to eat."

Blaine shrugged it off and shook his head a little before sending Kurt a short message.

From Blaine: Late breakfast.

Kurt nodded. "I'll see you in gym, right?"

Blaine smiled at him and nodded before quickly heading off to his class. Kurt was a little disappointed that Blaine didn't really say goodbye but he tries to push the thought away because he really just met Blaine the other day and he really shouldn't be complaining about the lack of a proper goodbye from someone he really doesn't know that well but really definitely likes. A lot.

Blaine sighed when he sat in the seat of his next class. That entire interaction was nerve racking to him. He had lied to Kurt again! Something he really hated doing but seemed to be getting a lot easier the more he talked to Kurt.

He really liked Kurt. He hated lying to him even more but he really didn't think he had another choice. If he wanted to be able to continue talking to Kurt he had to lie. If Kurt knew the truth he wouldn't want anything to do with him.

Blaine did find that something good came out of their interaction. He was able to see Kurt's face again. That meant it was time to take out his drawing. His terrible, incomplete drawing.

Kurt was too perfect. This class period he decided he would focus on getting the nose correctly drawn. He had no idea it was going to be so damn difficult. He should have known this already because he always came into this problem every time he touched this drawing.

The entire period he had comprehended nothing except how impossible it was to perfectly draw Kurt, which wasn't a new concept to him. He stood and put his notebook in his bag as he headed out the door and realized that he was about to see Kurt again.

He took a deep breath and couldn't stop the smile that broke out across his face. He would get to spend this entire last class with Kurt and then he would get to go home with him to work on a project. This did mean he would most likely end up lying again but it definitely meant he would get to spend more time with Kurt. And that made it totally worth it.