It had all just started out like it was another normal day of the week for Kurt Hummel as he headed to the choir room for Glee club. Just another boring day, with nothing of real excitement to look forward too. Oh Kurt knew he had plenty of things to be thankful for, like real friends who accepted who he was, a loving father and, of course his keen fashion sense. But lately even those high points weren’t enough to even out how much his life also sucked. Things were so easy for what society deemed as ‘the normal crowd’, and for Kurt that meant the straight kids. They didn’t have to worry daily about bullies, who seemed to have a problem with him just for the fact that he was alive.

They also weren’t forced to watch the hetero couples of the school make out everywhere, in the meantime, wishing that things could be that easy for themselves. Kurt was surprised to see he was the first one to arrive in the choir room for once. Except for the fact that when he considered it further, it wasn't that surprising. Not when he didn’t have that much going on in his life, as far as romance was concerned, which is what seemed to matter the most in a teenagers life. Most days Kurt didn’t let such things get to him, he had been far too busy becoming the young man he had always been. Only now he wasn’t going to hide anymore. But lately Kurt had become more and more aware of how lonely his life was at times. The fact that Rachel was now dating Finn and gushing endlessly about how wonderful and in love they were was the big reason of his current foul mood. Kurt’s thoughts were cut short when Finn and Rachel stepped into the room. He naturally noticed right away how Rachel was clinging onto Finn’s arm and he narrowed his eyes at her. “Speak of the devil.” he muttered under his breath. But Kurt’s mood lightened slightly as Mercedes came to sit beside him.

“You’re here early.” Mercedes commented as she smiled at him in greeting. Kurt, who had been watching Finn and Rachel’s disgusting display in front of him, looked away with a sigh.

“Not surprising with how my life is...” Kurt muttered, which just made Mercedes look at him oddly.

But before Mercedes could question Kurt further, Will Schuester made his usual entrance and called everyone to attention. He walked over the white board and began to scribble a word with his usual black felt pen. Once done he turned to face them and the words ‘West Lima Mall.’ were revealed to everyone in the room. Which resulted in everyone making confused looks, Kurt included.

“Are you taking us shopping Mr. Schue?” Brittany asked in her usual puzzled tone.

Will just ignored Brittany’s question and continued. “We happened to have a great opportunity, guys. We’ve been requested to do an off campus performance at the beginning of next week.” Will began to explain.

“At the West Lima Mall? Do they even have concerts?” Mercedes asked.

“It’s not exactly a concert. One of the directors of the mall ended up seeing you all sing at Sectionals. So now he wants us to perform for their yearly teen spring fashion show! I think we can’t pass this up. It will be great practice for Regionals and it will also get you all into the zone.” Will continued to tell them.

Only not everyone in the room shared Will’s excitement at the idea. Many of them realized the negative effects that happened whenever they performed for the residents of Lima Ohio. Kurt for one wasn’t ready to get another cat thrown at him any time soon. Who knew what dangers the mall would have in store for them if things turned hostile.

Of course Rachel came instantly on board with the idea, because to her it meant another chance for her to sing a solo with an audience. She instantly began to clap happily and stood up and turned to face everyone.

“This is wonderful! Wonderful! I can already think of a number of songs that will showcase my voice in an open environment...” Rachel began.

Kurt rolled his eyes and Mercedes nodded in agreement.

“Uh great to be on board Rachel, but the music’s already been decided. But I think everyone will agree that the set list I came up with fits. The opening song is right on track with the location too.” Will explained, cutting Rachel off before she could protest.

“Please not another Journey song.” Santana said with a groan.

“No, no Journey. It’s actually... Katy Perry!” Will explained.

“Well at least it’s something from this decade.” Kurt admitted. “How many songs are we going to sing Mr. Schue?”

“Five, there will be a girls only number and a guys only number, then three group numbers. So no need to fighting over anyone getting solos.” Will answered.

“Since this isn’t a competition for glee club can I please sing with the girls for once!” Kurt suddenly asked.

Will sighed, “Fine, looks like Kurt’s joining you for your Katy Perry number girls.” Will announced.

Kurt didn’t even care if there weren’t any excited cheers at the news. He was just glad for once things were going his way. He only hoped that the trend would continue onward from this point. Because he was well over due on having something good happen in his life. Something to stir up his world, something new. What that something was, Kurt had no idea, only that he wanted it, so very much.
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The second Blaine had arrived at the mall, he instantly thought how it was far too crowded and noisy to be there on a friday night. Especially when he didn’t need to do any shopping, or had any desire to do so at all. So he wasn’t really sure why he was there at all. Actually, that was a lie. Blaine knew exactly why he was there: he had joined his friends because he couldn’t say no to anyone, especially to them.
So when some of his closest friends among his school’s glee club, the Dalton Academy Warblers, who Blaine was also a member of, had asked him to come to the mall with them, it hadn’t taken much to convince him to tag along. Blaine didn’t like to think he was a push over, he just liked to make people happy because it made him happy. Acceptance was a big drive for him, though he would never admit that fact to anyone. Their reason for going to the mall was because David had found out about how a rival show choir group was going to perform at the mall’s spring teen fashion show. Blaine hadn’t been too interesting in going to check them out and it wasn’t because he thought the Warblers were to good to worry about competition. No, it just felt too much like spying to Blaine, yet he had still been dragged along. Though it hadn’t taken much prodding in reality. So now Blaine was sitting on one of the many folding chairs that had been put out in front of the make shift stage for the fashion show, which was located in the mall courtyard. With his friends and fellow Warblers Jeff, David, Trent and Nick sitting on either side of him on a friday night. But Blaine couldn’t complain that much about being there, it wasn’t like he had anything planned. As far as teenagers went, Blaine was well aware his life lacked real excitement. But considering what some teens considered as excitement he didn’t feel all that left out. Since he was there Blaine decided to make the most of it and find out about this glee club they were there to see.

“So any idea if these guys are any good?” Blaine asked his friends as he leaned towards them.

“They’re called the New Directions and they’re from Lima. I’ve heard that they’re teams somewhat of an underdog. But their performance at Sectionals was very well received.” David answered.

“I heard they only have twelve members, which is the bare minimum needed to compete.” Trent added.

“That must be odd huh? Sure different from us.” Blaine commented. It seemed strange to think how not every schools glee clubber was treated like a rock star by the entire student body. But then Blaine reminded himself he had barely believed it was true when he had first transferred to Dalton. “All that aside, I still don’t see the point of us watching them.” Blaine said quickly, though he made sure he was smiling so it was clear to his friends he wasn’t angry about being made to tag along.

“It won’t be that bad, this is you Blaine, you love music.” Nick pointed out.

“Alright. After this, I’m going to treat you with coffee, how about that? We’ll go to that Lima Bean place you keep raving about.” Jeff asked him.

“Looks like I found a good reason.” Blaine replied with a laugh.

“Shh I think it’s starting soon.” Trent muttered.

Blaine looked up at the stage and saw that Trent was correct because a large group of people was starting to form around and on the stage. It was clear to see that the adults were the organizers of the fashion show, while the group who was heading to the stage must have been the mysterious glee club that Blaine and his friends had come to see. The group of high school kids made his way over to the right side of the stage, which was clearly where they were supposed to perform as the models gathered in front of the runway on the left side. Blaine saw that Trent had also been true when he said they had a small number of students in their club. It was indeed a tiny amount of teenagers, exactly a dozen, with what looked like equal numbers of girls and boys. At first Blaine didn’t give any single member that much of a look over. They just looked like typical students who were in a typical high school glee club. Until Blaine’s attention was quickly drawn to one particular male member, who had broken off from his other guy team mates to join the girls on stage. The first thing Blaine noticed was that this boy was wearing a very tight pair of skinny jeans. That wasn’t so alluring, what got his attention was how flattering those oh so tight pants where on the boy’s handsome frame. It was almost too good to be true when Blaine’s focus switched to the boy’s face and was amazed to see he was equally attractive with his upper region. Even at the distance between Blaine and the stage it was clear to him that this boy in skinny jeans was extremely attractive. It soon was becoming clear to the people beside him too as his friends began to notice who he was staring at. That brought Blaine out of his trance and he quickly broke focus to avoid their relentless teasing, but it proved to be futile.

“I think Blaine just found another good reason to stay and watch the show.” Jeff whispered with a smirk.

Blaine rolled his eyes, “Shouldn’t you guys focus on watching the stage?” he said. Lucky for him the girls and the ridiculously attractive guy in those tight pants hurried to get into position. Blaine couldn’t help but notice he had a good viewpoint of the skinny jeans boy, which was odd for Blaine to keep referring him to in his mind, but he didn’t know his name so it would have to do. Blaine watched as he made his way over to the left side of the stage and Blaine made sure this time not to stare at him, at least not as obviously as before. The music began to play and Blaine instantly recognized the song and he grinned.

“Mannequin by Katy Perry, charming for a fashion show I guess.” Blaine commented.

They all listened in silence as one of the girls, a short brunette began to sing the first verse and Blaine had to admit she was good, really good. Each the other girls took their turns singing the song until to everyone’s surprise, Blaine’s included, the guy in skinny jeans took his a turn to sing as well. Blaine had guessed he was going to sing since he was up there with the girls. But he hadn’t expected he’d be able to pull it off so perfectly, in fact he was far better than most of the girls. Blaine closed his mouth when he realized it had been hanging open in surprise. It had caught him off guard, the dream boat in the skinny jeans also had an amazing voice! This thing didn’t go unnoticed by his fellow Warblers either.

“That guy’s got a pretty good vocal range.” Jeff pointed out.

Since he had been mentioned him, Blaine figured it was safe enough to study him further. It was true he had a very good vocal range, Blaine realized he was probably a falsetto but it was hard to tell since the song didn't have any super high notes to prove his theory. The song was soon over, but Blaine’s eyes never left the boy in the skinny jeans as he headed off the stage. The remaining boys of the group stepped out onto the stage but Blaine hardly noticed. He was still watching the skinny jeans boy, only now he didn't care what his friends thought about it. Blaine was no stranger to having crushes on attractive guys, but this was different somehow. It was like this boy was pulling at him, drawing all his attention and that was definitely new. But as alluring as this guy was, Blaine didn’t have the courage to approach him. Because he knew that the moment he opened his mouth he would end up sounding like a bashful idiot. He didn’t want things to be ruined by seeing that handsome face look at him like Blaine was crazy. But his dreams of talking to him were pushed aside when Blaine noticed a group of teenage boys near the stage. The only reason they had tore Blaine’s attention away from his thoughts about this boy was because they were laughing, or rather snickering amongst themselves. Blaine saw one of them pointing at skinny jeans boy and another moved his hand in what could only be described as an offensive gesture. Blaine glared at the group in frustration: there seemed to be ignorant people wherever he went.

But his glaring annoyance quickly turned to panic when he noticed the group standing up and made his way over to skinny jeans boy. Blaine shot up from his chair, only to freeze in place: what could he even do? Run up to the boy he had been admiring, who was a complete stranger and come to his rescue? How could he even know that Blaine wanted to help and how could Blaine even help? So he only allowed himself to creep a few steps closer, ignoring the curious looks his friends were giving him, so he could at least be in earshot. He was so focused on being able to hear them he didn't notice that Trent had stood up to stand beside him.

One of the guys, who was obviously the leader of the group, stepped forward and began to snicker at skinny jeans boy, who had stopped at a table in front of the stage to get a water bottle. He quickly noticed he had been approached and stood very still.

“Lovely song there lady. You should sing ‘Ur So Gay.’ Next!” the leader taunted, causing his friends to begin to laugh at him.

Kurt eyed them group of bullies who were now standing in front of him, he remained silent as he began to asses the scenario. He was in no real danger, not when there were so many people around. Not to mention if they tried anything other than just words, Kurt knew his friends would be ready to help. So he didn't give them any satisfying looks of fear, they were only words, words he could handle. Kurt was a master of the spoken word and as much as he took pride in always taking the high road. He quickly decided he could let himself give a witty answer, just this once. So Kurt simply smiled at the guy, like he had just been given a compliment.

“Why thank you. Considering that that song’s really not about someone who’s actually gay but someone who’s being a jerk. I’d love to sing it to you guys in your honour. But if you’re choosing a song by going with the title alone, I think a far more fitting one would be ‘ I'm Still Breathing.’” Kurt told them with a small smile. When the bully didn't say anything in reply right away Kurt just flashed the group a superior smile and walked away before any of them could give a come back. It had felt so good to win for once, when Kurt knew if it had happened at school the turn out could of been far different.

Blaine, who had heard the entire exchange, couldn't help but give a smile of approval at the boy’s wit. So he had brains to go with his looks, this skinny jeans boy had managed to become even more appealing to Blaine. Which just made it that much harder to merely stand there and watch him go back onto the stage and out of Blaine’s intimidate vision.

“Guy’s got sass I’ll give him that.” Trent said.

Blaine whirled around to see his friends where all smirking behind him. He sighed, he knew it was time to give up on the romantic day dreams that were forming in his head. So instead of running up to confess his attraction, Blaine simply turned his back to the stage and began to walk away. “Yeah I gues...” Blaine replied as he tried to act like he didn't care. Only his comrades weren't buying the act when they caught up to him and Blaine saw they were still smirking at him. “What? Wasn't I promised coffee?” Blaine asked, hoping to change the subject.

“Yes... you were. I guess there’s no need to watch them any more.” David admitted.

“Not like Blaine was paying any attention to all of them anyway.” Jeff added.

“I still managed to notice you kept watching the busty girl with the ponytail you hypocrite. So why don’t we call it a draw.” Blaine offered.

That brought the whole teasing session to a close, which Blaine was grateful for. But he couldn't help but turn to glance at the stage one last time to catch a glimpse of the boy who was all sass and skinny jeans.
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It had been life for usual for Blaine a few days later, until he had been waiting in line at the Lima Bean, which he had started coming to every day after school to grab a coffee before heading off to Warblers’ practice. So far those visits had been uneventful, but Blaine was addicted to the coffee they made there so kept on coming back each day. The distance from Dalton didn't end up changing his mind either. There was something about this place that he liked and Blaine didn't even try to figure out why. Until he suddenly realized that the guy in front of him in the queue was none other than the boy in the skinny jeans from the mall! Blaine froze, it had taken hearing his angelic voice as he made his order for Blaine to recognize him. Once again he was dressed in a tight pair of pants and Blaine quickly noticed he looked stunning in his outfit. Blaine began to blush in embarrassment, why was it so hard to keep from staring at this guy? But the answer was pretty clear, he was extremely attractive and that was a good enough answer for Blaine. He hadn't planned on even trying to say anything to him as he waited for his turn in the queue. Blaine’s eyes followed him as he stepped to the side and the cashier had to call at him to get his attention.

“Oh sorry, I’ll have a medium drip please.” Blaine muttered. When he finished paying for his drink Blaine hurried over to the side to wait for his order. Only to end up standing right beside skinny jeans boy and Blaine felt like his heart was going to leap out of his chest. ‘Oh god he’s looking at me! He’s smiling at me! Breath... you’re gonna freak him out.’ Blaine told himself in his head.

Kurt was suddenly aware he was being watched, but when he saw who was watching him it almost seemed impossible to comprehend. It was quickly clear that the young man standing beside him was ridiculously attractive. So much that all Kurt could do was give him a shy yet polite smile in acknowledgement. He was probably just being polite Kurt told himself, no one would try to hit on him, that just didn't happen. So Kurt was ready to toss his thoughts aside when his order was ready and he took his drink and began to walk away. Only after taking a sip of his beverage, it was clear that there had to be some sort of mix up. It was true this was the first time he had come to this coffee shop, but Kurt knew this wasn't how a non fat mocha was supposed to taste. He hurried back over to the counter and put down his drink.

During all of this Blaine, who now had his own drink, had noticed Kurt’s return and was curious. But all it took was to take a sip of his own drink and he quickly could guess the reason. His hunch turned out to be true when skinny jeans boy began to speak.

“Um excuse me, I believe there’s been a mistake. I ordered a non fat mocha grande. Which I don’t think this is.” Kurt explained.

Blaine simply reacted before he could think long enough for doubt to stop him. He stepped up to the counter and turned to Kurt. “Um I think I got you order then. Because my medium drip strangely tastes like a non fat mocha.” Blaine admitted with a small grin.

“Well considering this tastes just like a medium drip, I’d say I have your order too.” Kurt replied with a smile.

The barista apologized for the error and the two boys were forced to stop smiling at each other. They both quickly said it was alright. The barista told them both to go take a seat and she would bring them their correct orders in person. Blaine watched skinny jeans boy nod with a polite smile and Blaine stepped forward to place his cup beside his. He couldn’t help but peak at the name written on the cup, skinny jeans boy did have an actual name, proving he was real, which turned out to be Kurt. This time Blaine refused to just let him get away, not this time, not when fate had thrown them together yet again.

“Well since we both have to wait for our orders. Care to join me at a table?” Blaine asked.

Taken aback by the invitation, Kurt could only smile at him at first. This couldn’t be happening to him, a very attractive boy had just asked him to sit at a table together. As unreal as it seemed Kurt knew he’d be a fool to turn the offer down. “Well it would save the barista having to go to two tables, so why not.” Kurt answered.

Blaine nodded and gestured for Kurt to follow him and he lead them both to a nearby table. Once they were seated, Blaine leaned forward to offer his hand to Kurt in greeting. “I’m Blaine.”

Kurt stared his hand for a moment before he took hold of it and shook it lightly in response. “Kurt.” he quickly muttered in reply. He still couldn’t believe that this oh so attractive young man was voluntarily talking to him. He couldn’t stop thinking how this sort of thing never happened to him, not that he was complaining. Kurt realized he needed to say something so he quickly decided to go with a fail safe, fashion.

“So Judging by the blazer I’m guessing you attend a private school?”

Blaine nodded, “Yes I do. Dalton Academy in Westerville.” he answered.

“So what brings you to Lima then?”

“The wonderful coffee of course. I’m here everyday day after school.”

“Really? This is my first time here actually...” Kurt admitted.

Blaine could only smile, it seemed too amazing to believe. The fact that this was the first time Kurt had come to the Limabean and he had somehow ended up being right in front of him in line. “How are you liking it so far?”

Kurt found himself smiling once again, he couldn’t help himself. Before he could answer Blaine’s question, the barista came over and handed them their drinks, as well as a biscotti for them each on the house. Blaine and Kurt ended up thanking her at the same time,and once she was gone Kurt found himself smiling at Blaine again. “The service here is pretty good.” he admitted.

Blaine let out a small laugh and took his biscotti and dipped it in his coffee. He didn’t even bother to go and add anything to his drink. Because that would have meant he’d have to leave Kurt’s company, which was something he wasn’t about to do. Blaine took a deep breath and decided to throw caution to the wind and just go for the gold. “I actually have a confession to make. I’ve seen you before today.” Blaine explained.

Kurt, who had been in the middle of taking a drink, quickly swallowed as his eyes widened in surprise. He had had no idea where Blaine could have seen him before, because Kurt would have remembered seeing him for sure. He cocked his head to the side and gave Blaine a curious look. “Really? Do tell.” he urged.

“It was last friday at the West Lima Mall. You performed with your glee club for a fashion show there.” Blaine explained.

“You saw that?” Kurt replied with a small groan.

“Yes and you guys were pretty good. I think Katy Perry would have been proud.”

“It’s what every pop star dreams of I’m sure. To have a glee club sing one of their songs at a local mall in Ohio.” Kurt replied, then he instantly regretted it. “Sorry, I tend to get sarcastic without even trying.”

“No it’s witty, just like your comeback was to those jerks who dissed you.” Blaine told him.

Kurt paused, Blaine’s comment had caught him off guard. He glanced over at Blaine and was surprised to see he was being serious, that he had actually meant it as a compliment. “Thank you...” He replied bashfully, he wasn’t sure what else to say.

“It made me envious, I mean, I wish I could say things like that. It would have made a lot of past experiences turn out a lot better for me. But you make it look so easy...” Blaine said with a playful smile. He knew he was being vague, but how did one even go about this? Blaine had never cared if a person was straight or gay before. Because in the end you were who you were and he wasn’t ashamed that he was different. But it was just so embarrassing and awkward and he didn’t want to end up sounding pretentious. So what could he do? Jump up on the table like he was in a Broadway show and start singing “I’M GAY! Are you too?”. No, it wasn’t that easy in real life, or it certainly never was for Blaine.

Kurt had used Blaine’s moment of silence to study him further, he had the feeling Blaine was hinting that he was gay. But Kurt couldn’t be sure because, really, how could things turn out to be that perfect? But as Kurt thought about it he decided that Blaine probably wouldn’t be offended, no matter what his answer to the question he wanted to ask was. “Are you gay too then?” He asked.

Blaine tried to hide the excitement he was feeling when the question confirmed what Blaine had been hoping to hear. “Yes I am.” he answered, it was an automatic response. One he had answered many times before, only this time Blaine saw interest not judgement in Kurt’s eyes, which felt amazing to receive. It was refreshing, that he was sitting in front of someone just like him. Most of all, it made Blaine feel normal.

“So I take it you’ve been bullied as well about it?” Kurt asked. Because Kurt knew that being openly gay when you were still in high school probably meant you’d have to face some form of hate on a daily basis.

Blaine could only nod at first, “It’s why I ended up going to Dalton. It got really bad for me after a while. Honestly, I’m not proud of it but it’s what I did. So I think that’s why I find how you handled them so... so...” Blaine began as he tried to think of the right word, when it came to him Blaine grinned at Kurt playfully. “Inspiring.”

Kurt knew he was blushing and he tried his best not to care, because Blaine didn’t seem to. “Well what you saw was a situation where they couldn’t really do anything to me. Even if was pretty clear that they wanted to. Honestly, even when I knew it was safe I was worried they’d come find me in the parking lot later to finish things.” Kurt admitted with a shudder.

Just the mention of being beaten up at a parking lot began to form bad memories from the past in Blaine’s mind. It was hard to ignore when that actual scenario had happened to him after a dance. But as much as he was enjoying getting to know Kurt as they talked, Blaine knew that that information was far too personal to share, at least so soon. So he pushed those thoughts away and turned his attention back to Kurt. It was odd, but he found it so easy to share things with him, even if they weren’t personal. Things he normally wouldn’t tell someone he had just met. But simply being able to talk to someone about bullying, someone who truly knew what it was like to face, felt so satisfying and it was something Blaine was enjoying immensely. He was also relieved that he wasn'’t allowing himself to feel bashful or awkward about how attractive his companion at the moment was, because that was also new to him. “Yeah I know how that feels.” Blaine admitted in agreement. He was about to say something else when the alarm on his watch went off and he groaned. Warbler practice, of course time had gone by far too quickly.

“Am I keeping you from something?” Kurt finally asked him.

Blaine paused, he was half tempted to just skip glee practice all together. But that really wasn’t an option since spots in the Warblers were tough to get. Not to mention he was on the cusp of becoming a lead vocalist for the group. Only now that he knew he couldn’t stay much longer, Blaine was faced with a dilemma. He didn’t want to admit to Kurt that he was in a glee club, not yet anyway. They had just met and he didn’t want Kurt to think he had some ulterior motive or anything. “Uh yeah... I have practice... Sorry.” Blaine muttered. He purposely left out what type of practice it was for the moment, Because he didn’t want Kurt to even consider he was just trying to find out his glee club’s secrets. He fully intended to tell him in the future, just after they had known each other for more than few minuets. But to ensure that that could happen he realized he had to be bold yet again. “I really wish I could stay and talk with you some more Kurt.” He began, Blaine instantly liked saying his name out loud and couldn’t help but smile at that. “Would it be totally inappropriate to ask for your number? I mean... I like the idea of being able to talk to someone about bullies or any other crap we face for being gay... or just being teenagers in high school actually.” Blaine added with a sheepish smile.

Kurt laughed lightly and took out his phone. It was amusing that Blaine thought he was someone how being offensive with his request. The fact was that Kurt had wanted to do the same thing, he just hadn’t gathered the courage to ask before Blaine did. “Not at all, actually it would be a nice change. To have someone to talk to, who really knows what I’m talking about. My friends... You can tell they try to be sympathetic... But... I still notice they...” Kurt began.

“That they don’t really know how to deal with it sometimes, yeah, I’ve been there too.” Blaine finished for Kurt with a smile. He took out his own phone and began to type Kurt’s number and saved it in his contact list as Kurt told him it. Once he was finished Blaine told Kurt his own number and watched him do the same thing. Blaine glanced at his watch and saw he was already late. “I’ll text you okay? Don’t be a stranger, Kurt.” Blaine said as he got out of his chair and pushed it back under the table.

“Sure, nice talking with you, Blaine.” Kurt told him with a wave.

Kurt watched Blaine dashing off the door and down the street until he was completely out of sight. He took a deep breath and let it out slowly. Even thought it had actually happened, now that he was alone Kurt was finding it hard to remind himself of that fact. He glanced down at Blaine’s now empty cup and smiled as he picked it up to look at Blaine’s name. Still smiling, Kurt stood up and threw the empty cups away and headed off to his own car. “If this is a dream, please don’t let me wake up yet.” Kurt muttered to himself.

Later that night Kurt found himself lying on his bed as he silently stared at Blaine’s name in his contact list. As if he could contact him telepathically somehow, or if he stared at his name long enough Blaine would know what he was thinking. Which was a terrifying thought because Kurt’s mind was full of thoughts and all of them were embarrassing. Was Blaine actually interested in him like, besides friendship, and was Kurt interested in Blaine like that too? It wasn’t an easy answer to figure out, this was something Kurt had never had to deal with before. Blaine was the first person he had really ever talked to who was gay. If he had been straight or a girl Kurt wouldn’t have hesitated to text him to just say hello and start a conversation. But because he was gay and Kurt was as well, he had no idea what that innocent text could end up meaning. If he could just deal with the many emotions that where whirling around his head Kurt might just be able to calm down enough to actually be able to text him. But life was never that simple for Kurt Hummel so it came to no surprise when after a while he finally gave up and put his phone away before starting his night time skin routine. Kurt decided his best bet was to just be honest to Blaine and admit what was bothering him. Even when they had just met, Kurt had a feeling that it was the right thing do to. That Blaine wouldn’t laugh or take things the wrong way, somehow Kurt knew it would be alright, because the answer had somehow been clear in Blaine’s handsome smiling face.
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Just when Kurt had really started to think meeting Blaine had been a dream, he was proven wrong when he got a text from him during glee club the following day. He was glad that Blaine didn’t seem reluctant to text him. Kurt read Blaine’s message, it was simple and nothing special, but it made him smile nonetheless.

Still breathing right? Blaine.
Kurt let out a small laugh and turned his attention away from the front of the choir room where Rachel and Finn were singing yet another solo.

Yes sorry, I wanted to text you... I just didn’t know what to say.

Blaine’s reply came back immediately.

How about ‘hello’? But that’s so boring... But effective. So are you still breathing?

Kurt chuckled, he was already enjoying their exchange and it turned out that Blaine had plenty of wit of his own.

For now anyway, if I survive this song I’m being forced to live through.

That bad huh? I thought you all sang pretty well at the mall.

Don’t get me wrong, they’re both talented. It’s just been done to the death with these two.

You’ve got me all curious now... I’m free to hear some venting if you are.

That made Kurt stop texting his reply for a moment, he of course wanted to see Blaine again. But it was still so confusing, would it be considered a date? Should Kurt mention that he wasn’t sure if it was? Did Blaine think it was a date or was Kurt just kidding himself? Kurt would of never imagined in a million years that he’d have to deal with something like this. But while it was confusing and almost terrifying, it was also very exciting. If he could only figure out how to live through the ordeal, but as he looked at his phone and his texts from Blaine, the answer was very clear. He wouldn’t worry about it, not what it could mean and what others might think. All Kurt wanted to do was get to know Blaine better and he hoped as he did the rest would be easier to figure out.

I Hope there will be coffee involved.

Kurt, this is me, the first thing you gotta learn is yes. There will always be coffee.

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Blaine knew he was laughing too loud but he didn’t care at all, because he was back at the Lima Bean, once again sitting across from Kurt and he was enjoying the boys company immensely. All he could do was break out into fits of laughter as Kurt told him about his glee clubs co-captains, Rachel and Finn and just how many times Kurt had been forced to watch them sing.“You weren’t kidding when you said it’s been done to death huh?” He said through his laughs.

“I really wasn’t! Though to be fair, their talent is almost equal to how annoying they can be. I’ve just lost track of how many solos those two get. It’s like, would it hurt to let the rest of us get a chance to sing?” Kurt replied.

“And by the rest of us you mean you right?” Blaine questioned.

“You see right through me huh?” Kurt replied grinning.

It was no secret that the both of them were enjoying the playful banter while they talked to one another. Neither of them was even trying to be witty either, it just came naturally. So they sat there smiling at each other, until they suddenly fell silent. Kurt swore that Blaine, like himself, was realizing how awkward the situation could easily become. They just fit together so well and they weren’t trying to be romantic or at least not on purpose, but it felt right nonetheless. Kurt was amazed by how natural and easy it felt to talk with Blaine and he certainly didn’t want to stop so Kurt finally broke the silence, refusing to let anything be ruined.

“So do you sing at all Blaine? I don’t know why but I get the feeling that you’re quite musical.” Kurt asked him.

Blaine was taken aback at the question, he hadn’t expected for Kurt to ask him something like that. But it game him the chance to be honest with him finally. “Yes actually... I’m in my school’s glee club, we’re called the Warblers.” Blaine answered. He looked up at Kurt and waited to see his reaction to the news.

“Oh.” Kurt replied softly.

It was easy to see where Kurt’s thoughts were heading too, so Blaine knew he had put them to a stop. “Look Kurt, before you even start to think about what that could mean. I want to be very clear, us meeting and talking like this has nothing to do with me being in a glee club. I would have asked you to sit with me even if I wasn’t... I mean it is true that my friends dragged me along to the mall to see you guys perform. Also my friends are in the Warblers too... but it was nothing more than a passing curiosity! I really do come here every day for coffee too.” Blaine began to explain, he knew he was probably beginning to babble.

Kurt watched as Blaine began to ramble on as he tried to explain his actions. All the while Kurt couldn’t help but think how easy it would be to believe him. He wasn’t stupid, he knew there was a chance he was being played. That this was all some ploy to get Kurt to expose the New Direction’s secrets and get the upper hand for Regionals. It would explain why such an attractive and charming guy would show any in interest in him. But all it took was to look at Blaine’s concerned face and Kurt knew instantly that it wasn’t the case. Kurt couldn’t explain how he knew it exactly, but he just understood Blaine was being sincere.

“I believe you Blaine... I know if the same thing had happened to me, me seeing you perform and then again at the coffee shop... I would have done the same thing probably.” Kurt assured him.

Blaine let out a big sigh of relief, “Oh thank god! Because I wanted to tell you yesterday but we had just met. So I was afraid it was too soon for you to believe me, I see now it would of been fine. But oh well, what’s done is done. I must add that when I talked to you yesterday, glee club was the farthest thing from my mind!” Blaine told him. Then he realize how that comment could be taken and his face flushed bright red in embarrassment. “Wait no! What I mean is...” he blurted out but he stopped mid sentence, because Blaine couldn’t think of anything to say to save himself.

Kurt couldn’t help but notice how endearing Blaine was being and he probably wasn’t even aware. Which just made things that much more frustrating because Kurt wanted to keep to his plan of not over thinking things, but it wasn’t easy. Not when Blaine was being so charming without any effort. Kurt groaned in frustration, while he threw his hands up in the air. “How do straight people deal with this stuff!” Kurt blurted out.

Blaine looked up from the table and gave Kurt a confused look. “Sorry what?”

Kurt sighed, “Okay that came out bad... what I was trying to say was... Like... How you... just talk to someone who is the same sexual orientation as you, without all the pressure. So people wouldn’t think like ‘oh they’re both gay so they must be on a date!’” Kurt whined.

“Oh that! Well to be honest Kurt, I dunno about you... but I don’t see this being a date. I just see it as two guys, who happen to be both gay, getting to know each other. Because if I start to think it might be a date... I probably wouldn’t be able to talk to you at all and I don’t want that happening.” Blaine admitted.

“Well that’s a relief.” Kurt commented. “Let’s do this then, let’s not worry about it. Because, really, who cares what other people might think. We should focus on just getting to know each other better as you said, as friends. Because I like having a friend who’s like me, just a friend, who I can talk to stuff about out. Things I’ve never had anyone to share with before... So I’d like to keep hanging out with you.”

“I’d like that too, Kurt. It seems being honest with each other is our best option from now on huh?” Blaine replied.

“It’s working for us so far and I find it quite refreshing.” Kurt agreed. “So... What now?”

"I was gonna ask you the same thing actually." Blaine admitted.

“Why don’t we tell each other about ourselves?” Kurt offered.

“Good idea, but first...” Blaine muttered as he held up his coffee cup in front of Kurt. “Let’s have a toast, to friendship.”

Kurt smiled as he brought his drink forward and tapped it against Blaine’s coffee cup lightly. “To friendship... and fashion.” he added with a grin.

“Why fashion?” Blaine asked with a laugh.

“The first thing you need to learn about me Blaine, is that my life is filled with fabulous courtier.” Kurt answered with a playful smile.

“Coffee and fashion huh? Sounds like a good combination to me.” Blaine replied.