On a breezy Monday morning Blaine bustled into McKinley in a hurry, rubbing his hands together and attempting to get some warmth back into his hands.

"Hey, Blaine!" A familiar voice called, and he turned to see Kurt making his way towards him, bundled in a black button down coat and a dark red scarf.

"It's starting to get really gold outside now, isn't it?" Kurt remarked, tugging Blaine out of the way from the doors and next to a set of lockers, away from the steady flow of students flogging into the building quickly.

"You're telling me! It was so much warmer a few days ago; it's crazy how fast the temperature drops." Blaine replied, still subconsciously smoothing his hands together. Kurt looked down and raised a brow, expression turning slightly stern.

"Blaine, why didn't you bring any gloves?" Blaine laughed sheepishly, stilling his movements.

"I might have misplaced them a tiny bit, somewhere around my home." Blaine explained, cracking a smile. Kurt shook his head, and with a smile of his own, began digging around in his bag.

"It's a good thing I have an extra pair." He stated, pulling out a simple pair of dark blue gloves. He handed them to Blaine.

"Oh, I couldn't-"

"Yes you can. I said I have another pair." Kurt insisted, pressing them firmly into Blaine's hands. Blaine found himself slipping his hands into Kurt's around the accessory, and he glanced up to Kurt's face, holding his gaze. They remained like that for quite some time, until Kurt cleared his throat and looked away.

"We should get to our classes." Blaine blinked once, twice.

"Oh! Right, yeah." He stuttered, stepping back. His face was probably red, and not from the cold.

"See you later?" Kurt inquired, backing away with a sly smile.

"See you later." Blaine confirmed, and once Kurt had turned around and strutted down the hall he leaned against the lockers, sighing happily.

"You know Blaine, Christmas break is coming up soon." Tina drawled later that evening, as she leaned against the wall, watching Blaine dig through his messy locker.

"And?" He droned, sending her a flat look over his shoulder.

"Then until school's back in session you won't be able to sign up for Glee." She retorted.

"Yeah, I should have known that was coming." He muttered, shaking his head.

"C'mon Blaine, it'd be spending more time with Kurt." Tina coaxed, like she had done several times before. She nudged him, grinning. Finally Blaine straightened and turned to look at Tina, sighing.

"You're not going to give this up, are you?"

"Nope!" Blaine bit his lip, hesitating.

"I don't even know what I would sing to audition…"

Tina brightened, standing up from where she was slouched.

"Wait, you're actually considering it this time?" Blaine shrugged, flushing a bit.

"Maybe…" With a squeal Tina bounced up and down, pulling him into a hug.

"You're going to do great! And with all those Top Forty songs in your back pocket, this should be a cinch!"

"Unless I make a giant fool of myself." He countered.

"Oh, don't worry! I'll be there to cheer you on. Kurt will, too. In fact, maybe you could picture just singing to him or something." Tina added, mouth going a mile a minute, kind of like Rachel when she explained something she was passionate about.

That was a great idea, actually…

He spent the rest of the day in a sort of haze, not even really minding when one of the Jocks shoved him around.

At lunch he sat across from Kurt as usual, hands propping his head up as he listened to Kurt rant about something outrageous Coach Sue was having them try.

"Blaine? Earth to Blaine?" Kurt ran a hand in front of Blaine's vision. Blaine jolted a bit, blinking.

"What? Oh, sorry Kurt. You were saying?"

"Is everything alright, Blaine? Are the bullies getting to you again?" Kurt whispered, leaning in with concern.

"What? Oh no, they're not that bad right now. I was just thinking about something for school, that's all" Blaine responded. Kurt arched a brow with interest.

"Oh? And what is it? Do you need any help with it or anything?"

"No, I think I got it under control actually- and it's sort of a secret." Blaine said, leaning back with a sly smile in an attempt to be mysterious.

"A secret huh?" Kurt grinned playfully.

"Can I have a hint?"

"Nope, you're just gonna have to wait and see." Blaine said, crossing his arms.

Kurt stuck his tongue out at him.

"You're no fun!" He said, laughing.

At the end of the school day Blaine walked down the halls of McKinley high, seeking out a staff member's office specifically.

Upon finding it he knocked on the door, poking his head in when its occupant called out "Come in."

"Hey Mr. Schuester." Blaine greeted shyly.

Mr. Schuester looked up from where he was grading Spanish papers, looking slightly surprised.

"Hey there, Blaine! What brings you here after school?" Mr. Schue inquired, leaning back and crossing his arms with interest. He made a beckoning gesture, and Blaine nodded, sliding into the chair in front of his desk.

"Well, um. I'd like to talk to you about joining Glee Club."