Blaine was half-way through his lunch by the time Kurt appeared, slightly out of breath.

"Just managed to catch Ms. Price." Kurt dropped down into the chair next to him and started eating his salad.

After checking that the rest of their friends at the table were absorbed in their own conversations, Blaine bent closer to Kurt. "What did she say about the box, will it work?"

Kurt swallowed and nodded. "Yeah, it will work. She needs some more time to get supplies together and to prepare, but she said she'll let us know when she's ready. I wrote out a description of the demon for her and she will check that using the box summons the correct demon before she actually summons it."

Kurt went back to his salad and Blaine chewed his own food slowly, wondering if this was a good time to bring up the subject that had been on his mind since he had learned that the demon would be able to be summoned. The sound of Trent, Jeff, and Nick roaring with laughter at something made Blaine realise that the dining hall in the middle of lunch was not really the best place to have a conversation like that. 'I'll talk to him about it after classes today when we're alone.' Blaine told himself.

"Kurt! Blaine!"

Blaine looked down the table to where Wes was sitting with David and Thad.

"I just remembered I hadn't told you guys yet, we're announcing who will be singing the duet at the Warbler meeting today!"

"Thanks for letting your roommate and lead soloist be the first to know." Blaine said sarcastically.

Wes waved his remark aside. "Make sure you have some free time to practice with whoever gets it, Blaine." He smiled at the pair of them then turned to David who was asking him something.

Blaine looked sideways at Kurt who was poking at the last cherry tomato on his plate.

"I hope I got it." Kurt said, his eyes on the tomato. "I thought my audition went ok at the time, but looking back-"

"I'm sure it was perfect." Blaine reassured him. "And I really hope you got it, I'd love nothing more than to spend my free time singing with you."

Kurt smiled, looking up from his plate. "Thanks."

The bell rang, signalling the end of lunch and all around them boys got to their feet. Blaine stood up and offered his arm to Kurt. "May I walk you to class?"

Kurt rolled his eyes and pushed his arm away. "Dork." He said, but he was smiling.

"I try my best." Blaine followed Kurt out of the hall.

Wes banged his gavel. "First point of order, the 'Candles' duet at Sectionals." He called to the suddenly silent room.

Kurt tensed and leant forwards slightly, letting out a nervous breath. Next to him, Blaine flashed a reassuring smile.

"All of your auditions were excellent and it wasn't easy deciding-"

Kurt jiggled his leg. 'Get to the point, Wes!' He shouted in his head.

"The Warbler who will be singing the duet with junior member and lead soloist Blaine Anderson is-" Wes paused for dramatic effect until Thad nudged him. "Kurt Hummel!"

Everyone burst into applause, and Kurt gaped at the council table – he couldn't believe they had chosen him.

"Congratulations, Kurt!" David called over the noise.

An arm was thrown around his shoulders. "I knew you would get it!" Blaine laughed delightedly. He pulled Kurt into a quick hug, Kurt reluctantly letting go when the rest of the Warblers came over to congratulate him.

When order was resumed, Wes spoke again. "Make sure you put in plenty of practice, and by practice I mean singing." He eyed Kurt and Blaine as they blushed slightly under the curious gazes of the other Warblers.

Wes turned serious again. "Now, the choreography for 'Raise Your Glass'..."

"I still can't believe I got the duet!" Kurt flopped down on his bed, a huge smile on his face.

Blaine grinned at him from where he sat on Kurt's desk chair. "I knew you would get it, you have an amazing voice, and the council would have been stupid not to choose you."

Kurt sat up. "The others who auditioned have great voices too."

Blaine shrugged. "I know, but your voice is better in my opinion. Plus, you are the first countertenor the Warblers have had in years; it would have been silly not to let you show off your voice at Sectionals."

"So, when should we start practicing? This weekend?"

Blaine nodded. "Sure, as long as you don't want to go home this weekend."

Kurt shook his head. "I saw my Dad yesterday; I'm not seeing him this weekend as well." The smile had vanished from his face.

'Oh right, the curse.' Blaine wanted to kick himself for reminding Kurt of that and making his smile disappear. However, the curse reminded him of something he still needed to discuss with Kurt.

"Um, Kurt?" He chewed his lip nervously.

"Yeah?"

Blaine shifted in his chair. "You- you are prepared for this not to work, for either the summoning to fail or not being able to get the demon to remove the curse, aren't you?"

Kurt didn't answer for a minute and Blaine nervously watched his face.

"I never thought it was remotely possible for the curse to be removed until recently – I thought I was going to live the rest of my life with it. I'll be...disappointed if it doesn't work but-" He paused and stared down at his bedding, biting down hard on his bottom lip so that it turned pale.

"Kurt?" Blaine moved to sit in front of him.

Kurt finally looked up. "I'll be able to live with it." He wouldn't meet Blaine's eyes.

"Well, ok. I'm very hopeful that this will work, Kurt."

"I hope it does." Kurt whispered.

Blaine stuffed everything in his bag when Ms. Price dismissed his Monday morning History class. He had just swung his bag on his shoulder when she called him over.

"Mr. Anderson, may I speak with you for a moment?"

Trent, who sat next to him in History, shot him a curious look, but Blaine just smiled and told him he would see him later, before heading over to the teacher's desk.

"Just a moment." Ms. Price told him when he reached her desk. She waited until the room had emptied before she spoke again. "The demon summoning is all ready to go. When is the earliest you and your friend Mr. Hummel are available to do this? It has to be done in an evening when the rest of the staff have gone home."

"We have extra Warbler practice after dinner today, so tomorrow?"

Ms. Price nodded. "That's fine with me. Come to my office at 8pm tomorrow."

Blaine hurried to the dining hall, eager to tell Kurt the news. He grabbed the first sandwich he saw along with a bottle of water and sped to his usual table where Kurt was already sitting.

"Ms. Price just spoke to me." Blaine muttered as he sat down.

Kurt set down his water bottle. "She's ready?"

Blaine nodded. "Tomorrow night, 8pm at her office."

Kurt picked up his sandwich, nodding slowly.

"It will be fine," Blaine assured him, sounding more confident than he felt. "In a couple of days you will be sitting here curse-free."

Kurt smiled at him but Blaine could see how strained it was and knew his friend was trying his hardest to hide how nervous he was about this and how much he wanted what Blaine had just told him to be true. Blaine just hoped that it really would be all ok in a couple of days.

Kurt sighed and rolled over in bed, willing himself to fall asleep. He swore under his breath when his thoughts strayed to his curse again. Punching his pillow into a more comfortable shape, he squeezed his eyes shut and waited for sleep to come, trying desperately to keep his mind blank; it didn't work. Sitting up, he glanced over at his phone lying on his bedside cabinet. He had been resisting the urge to text Blaine and ask him to come to his room for several hours now. He knew Blaine would be fast asleep by now and he didn't want to wake him, but he really wanted to talk to him, to confess the fears he hadn't wanted to admit to him when they had discussed the possibility of the summoning not working.

Giving in, Kurt snatched up his phone and texted Blaine. He hadn't really expected to get a response, thinking Blaine would be in too deep a sleep to hear his phone go off, so he was surprised when his phone buzzed a few minutes later with Blaine's reply saying he was coming to his room.

Kurt hurried to open the door when Blaine texted him saying he was outside.

"Are you ok?" Blaine asked as soon as the door was closed behind him.

Kurt sat down on his bed. "I'm scared this doesn't work, I want to be cured of this so badly."

"I want you cured as well, and I'm also scared that this will fail. I'll be devastated if it does, and I'll hate myself for being the one who got your hopes up."

Kurt pulled Blaine down onto the bed next to him. "No matter what happens you can't regret suggesting I tried to find a way to get rid of the curse. Since I got cursed I have never felt hopeful, but you gave me hope, gave me something I never thought I'd feel again." He grasped Blaine's hands in his and as he stared into Blaine's eyes he felt tears well up. "It's you I'm scared for, you and my Dad. If this fails tomorrow it's your lives that are at risk."

Blaine squeezed his hands. "Kurt, if it does fail remember what I told you, I could never stop loving you. If it does fail, don't try and remove yourself from my life because I'm not leaving yours."

Tears spilled down Kurt's cheeks as he gazed at Blaine, gripping his hands tightly.

"And I don't want you to lose that hope completely again. If it fails, we're going to keep looking for another way to cure you. I won't rest until we find you a cure."

"You're too good to me." Kurt whispered. "You shouldn't be endangering yourself for me, no one should."

Blaine darted forward and captured his lips in a fierce kiss. "You're worth it, Kurt." He said when they broke apart, their foreheads resting against each other. "You say I've given you hope, made you feel something you never thought you would feel again, well I never thought I would ever be as happy as I am when I'm with you. I thought after all the bullying that I would never feel like this, but since I met you I've never been so happy."

Kurt pressed his lips against Blaine's, kissing him slowly and softly, trying to put everything he felt for him into the kiss. "I've never been this happy in years either." Kurt whispered. "I love you, Blaine."

He felt Blaine's heartbeat stutter and then they were kissing again, Kurt tangling his fingers in Blaine's dark curls.

"You should go back to bed." Kurt said reluctantly.

Blaine sighed and wrapped his arms around Kurt, nuzzling against his neck, causing Kurt to shiver slightly as he returned Blaine's embrace. "Goodnight." Blaine murmured against his neck.

"Goodnight, Blaine." Kurt sat back and smiled at Blaine as he left the room.