Sept. 11, 2013, 9:08 a.m.
Sixteen Powers: A Lesson To Learn
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Blaine woke up to the sound of his phone which alerted him about an incoming text. When he was about to reach out to find it, he noticed the familiar boy wrapped around his body. The warmth radiated from Kurt to himself, he thought God I could get used to this! Instead of moving to get his phone, he simply lay back and curled the boy further in.
Kurt's eyes opened sleepily. "Morning" His sleep-filled voice a little rougher and deeper than it normally was.
"Morning" Blaine smiled sweetly down at him as the sun seeped through the window and cast a golden light across his face.
"You want breakfast?"
"Mmm, does that involve moving?"
Kurt laughed softly "Unfortunately"
"Then no" Blaine wrapped his arms around Kurt tighter and lay his head on top of Kurt's.
"Cuddle whore"
"You just noticed?"
"No I noticed last night" Kurt's stomach made a rumbling sound that could be heard in the next town "but I think I'm going to eat"
Kurt struggled against Blaine's attempts at keeping him where he was but managed to pull away at the mention of having pancakes.
"I freakin' love pancakes"
"Then come downstairs and get some" Kurt left the room, swinging his hips in a sinful way.
Blaine used this time to finally check his messages. When he lit the screen of his iPhone he saw he had several messages from Jeff and a couple of texts from various Warblers. Ignoring the others, he read the texts from Jeff and all of them were along the lines of 'Where are you?', 'are you coming back?', 'please just text me!'
He typed out a quick reply saying 'Jeff I'm fine don't worry, just needed some space, crashed at Kurt's I'll be back later'
A few seconds later he received another one from Jeff 'oh thank god, I thought something bad had happened'
He didn't bother replying, he just got out of bed and joined Kurt in the kitchen.
...
After a quick breakfast, the two boys were sat on the sofa watching one of the many Harry Potter movies when Blaine turned to Kurt.
"Thank you" Kurt looked at him with a confused expression. "For last night, thank you"
"You're welcome"
"I'm going to help you"
"How?"
"Grab that book, I'll help you"
Kurt pushed back the thin blanket that was covering him and jogged up the stairs to his room. He moved to the draw where he kept the book and pulled it out before returning back to Blaine.
"Got it?" Blaine called when he heard Kurt coming back down again.
"Uh huh but why are you helping me, the opposition"
"I don't know, there's something about you Kurt, anyway open it"
When Kurt opened the book, Blaine saw a faint mark on Kurt's thumb and reached out to grab his hand.
"What are you do- oh, I was going to tell you but I didn't know how" Kurt lowered his head "You probably don't want to help me now..."
"Don't be silly but this kind of makes things awkward"
"How do you mean?"
Blaine held his hand out to Kurt and he gasped when he saw the mark on Blaine's thumb. "We're going to fight against each other, Kurt"
"I don't think I could, err, y'know, kill you" Kurt cast his eyes on his lap to try and avoid embarrassing himself further.
Blaine lifted his hand to Kurt's chin and turned his head to face him "I couldn't kill you either"
"What are we supposed to do?"
"Let's just focus on you for now and we'll research into other things later, maybe when you take me back to Dalton?"
"They're not going to like me being there"
"Who said they have to know?" Blaine winked slyly at Kurt before pulling the book from Kurt's grasp "For now, we study you, err well your power" Blaine blushed and Kurt just smirked at him.
The two boys sat reading pages to each other and learned more about Kurt's power.
Someone who has the power to see into the future cannot use this to fight during battle, however, some people have been known to develop powers later in the build up to the battle. The symbol of future is shown on the person who will take part as a simple dot on the lower thumb but over time changes to show a clock with wings. Even though the person will represent future, they can use any power they pick up during the course of the six weeks leading to the fight.
To start a vision you must focus on one thing and nothing else, for example staring at a fire could show who has that power for the battle or staring at someone can tell you their fate. When in vision mode you have the power to change things, although changing something that happens to someone else will only change the person it happens to.
"You want to try?"
"I don't know..."
"There's no need to be nervous, it's just me"
Kurt sat on the floor and stared at the glass of water on the table, closed his eyes and pictured that glass of water filling up and spilling over the edge. Then the familiar bright light took over his mind and he saw rain falling down on a forest and fire but the water kept putting the fire out. The picture began zooming out he saw the Dalton students on one side and McKinley students on the other. Puck, his power was beginning to set in at the moment, was producing fire but this tall student with dark hair and blazer continued to extinguish Puck. Screams began to fill the forest as the water began falling faster and heavier, cascading down the steep hill that the Dalton boys stood at the top of and washing the McKinley students further down to the bottom.
The bright light clouded Kurt's vision once more and then he saw the living room again.
"Are you ok? Kurt?"
"Huh?"
"You look like you're in pain"
"You Dalton students are going to wipe us out"
Kurt stood up and walked out the back door needing some air. He sat down on a bench that was situated near the door. Blaine was quick to follow though "What do you mean?"
"Someone in your group has the power of water, they're going to end up destroying us"
"Sebastian..."
'"You know him?"
"I do, he's a jerk. No-one really likes him. Kurt you have to know that whatever happens out there, I'm not going to be the one to hurt you. I-I want to help, I'll see if I can prevent him, I'll do anything" Kurt couldn't look him in the eye. "Kurt, look at me" He turned to see the raw emotion in Blaine's eyes and instantly felt the need to cry. "I promise, I'll do what I can"
"Okay" Kurt offered a watery smile.
"You want to go back to studying?"
"No, I have had enough for now, it's too much too soon."
"Okay, you want to hang out for a bit or you just going to take me back?" Blaine refused to sound desperate to spend more time with Kurt.
"Let's hang out"
Blaine couldn't help the dopey grin that spread across his face "Sure, yeah, let's hang out"
"You don't want to?"
"No, I do want to" The two of them laughed and Blaine joined Kurt on the bench, sitting a little closer than necessary. "Do you want to grab coffee with me before going to Dalton? Then I can finally learn a bit more about you?"
"Sure, I'd like that Kurt" The two fell into a comfortable silence and relaxed in each other's presence.
...
"FINN!!!" It was 6 O'clock and Kurt was trying to drag Finn out of the house and take him and Blaine to the Lima bean to pick up coffee and then head to Dalton.
"FINN! I'm serious, get your ass down here now! You may be older and stronger but with my power I can change the fact that your girlfriend loves youuuuu!" He said the last part in a sing-song voice which caught his attention. As Finn approached the top of the stair he huffed in annoyance.
"You can actually do that?"
"Yep! Now take me to get coffee then drop me off at Dalton"
"What about you coming home?"
"I'll ring you when I'm ready"
"Off course you will"
"Has your girlfriend had sex with you yet?"
"No, why?"
"I can change that if you help me" Kurt's eyes were pleading with Finn.
"You can?"
"Sure"
"Okay fine I'll help, give me two minutes to grab my shoes and we'll go"
Kurt turned to look at Blaine with a smirk. "Ready?"
"Can you actually do that for Finn?"
"No don't be silly, I'm not a miracle worker" Kurt's laughter filled the house before he strutted out into the cold to wait by the car. He pulled his jacket further around himself and silently begged that Finn would hurry up.
Blaine followed Kurt outside and noticed that his cheeks coloured with the cold temperature of the air. Kurt's cheeks now had a faint red tint and his lips a darker shade of red, making them stand out and his eyes a piercing blue like always.
"You okay?"
"Just chilly I suppose"
"Why didn't we wait inside?"
"If we're out here he'll move faster because he wants the sex, although he'll never get it"
As Kurt's sentence dissolved in the breeze, Finn's footsteps could be heard and then the door slammed.
Once everyone was in the car they began to feel their hands and feet again as the cold evaporated of them. The journey to the Lima bean was silent as everyone tried to conserve their energy.
Upon arrival to the car park Finn chirped up "Can you grab me a latte whilst you're in there and I promise I'll say no more about the Dalton boy in the back of my car?"
"His name is Blaine, but I'd appreciate that, thanks" Kurt smiled at his brother before leaving the car and following Blaine to the shop's entrance.
The coffee shop was unusually quiet so there was no queue to order their drinks. The women behind the counter had pure blonde hair, bright green eyes and braces. She looked a little nervous behind the counter, maybe she was new? "Hi there, can I help you?"
Kurt approached the counter and placed his hands neatly on the surface "Could I have one latter, a grand non-fat mocha and..." Kurt looked over to Blaine who seemed to be on another planet "Blaine? Your order?"
"Oh, sorry, right, yeah, a medium drip please"
"And one medium drip"
"Sure, one minute sir"
The barista went about making their order and collected their money. A few moments later the received their coffee and left the shop.
Kurt gave Finn his latte and they left for Dalton.
"So, Blaine, if I'm going to be seeing more of you I suppose I should get to know you"
"I hope you don't see more of him before I do" Kurt smirked and then realised what he said and blushed. "I mean, you sound like my dad Finn"
"So Blaine" Finn ignored Kurt completely "what power do you have?"
"Erm, I don't" Blaine answered nervously.
"I'm going to help him, that's why I'm going to Dalton, he has a book there" Kurt added nonchalantly.
"Are you fighting in the next battle?"
"Yeah, I am" Blaine supplied simple answers to Finn's questions.
"I am as well, it's a bit awkward really" Kurt turned to look at Finn who had a small smirk on his lips. "What is it Finn?"
"I could help you, y'know, like train you and stuff"
"Really?" Kurt and Blaine both asked in unison.
"Yeah, I thought back in high school and I'm still here am I not?" Finn sat up straighter and looked proud.
"Finnnnn, you never told me that! You have so much explaining to do!"
"Okay, so every Thursday I'll pick you up from school Kurt, and then Blaine and we'll go to the battlefield and see where things go from there"
Kurt smiled and just wanted to pull his brother into a hug "Thanks, can I ask you a question?"
"Sure"
"Can two people from different teams survive?"
"No, never, well unless..."
"Unless what? Please Finn you have to tell me!" Kurt was glaring at Finn from where he sat in the passenger seat.
"It's never been proven to be true but there's a myth that if someone has the greatest power of all, he or she can protect whoever they choose that's if they don't die themselves. Also, they can't save the person from harm, just death and then that person is left with a weaker power and blah blah blah. I don't know the rest."
"So what's the greatest power of all...?" Blaine edged forward on his seat.
"That, I don't know"
Blaine let his train of thought change in a different direction even fewer people gained the rarest power of all... why didn't he finish reading that sentence? Stupid Blaine.