April 28, 2013, 12:14 p.m.
Next to me
Next to me: Music Is The Key
T - Words: 4,898 - Last Updated: Apr 28, 2013 Story: Complete - Chapters: 9/9 - Created: Dec 10, 2012 - Updated: Apr 28, 2013 143 0 0 0 0
The drive only took about an hour. His uncles piece of land is gigantic and Blaine has to park the car outside of the woodland. They have to carry their luggage and the tent a little bit through the woods till they reach the clearing with the large deep blue lake right in the middle. The sunlight sparkles on the surface of the water and the waterfront is scattered with huge smooth washed stones and white sand. The high trees surrounds it from every side and the birds sing in the branches.
"Wow, this place is breathtaking." Kurt places the bags on the ground and admires the surrounding area.
"I know, and it's all ours for the weekend."
Blaine puts off his shoes, walks barefoot to the the water to stick testing a toe inside.
"It's as warm as in a bathtub! Lets go swimming!"
Kurt hesitates and rummages around in his bag. "I don't think Carole has packed in my swim trunks."
Blaine is super enthusiastically and hurries to take off his shirt, he strips off his pants as well and turns around to Kurt to answer," I don't have some neither", before he dives head first and only in his boxers into the water.
Kurt spins around at the splash of water. Blaine shots him a big toothy grin as he comes up and creates little waves that swash to the waterfront.
"Come in Kurt! Come inside it's so awesome." Blaine splashes water in Kurt's direction but he still seems to hesitate. He takes off his shoes, rolls up his jeans and sits down on a long stone that protrudes into the lake to stick his feet into the water.
Blaine swims towards the shallow shoal where Kurt is sitting. Dripping wet he stands in front if him and pouts.
"Come inside", he begs. He comes closer and pretends to embrace him."Or I will hug you and ruin all your clothes."
Kurt smiles halfheartedly and slides backwards to ward off Blaine's wet arms. But he still doesn't want to come inside and Blaine looks puzzled at him as Kurt just watches him with a deep blush on his face and huge eyes.
"Wait, you-you can swim right?" Blaine asks because there seems to be a good reason he doesn't want to.
"I-yes, of course,"Kurt avoids Blaine's eyes and dabbles with his feet in the water,"it's just that..."he trails his eyes up Blaine's body and Blaine starts to feel a little bit uncomfortable only in his soaking wet red boxers that cling tightly to his skin. "Urgh, you and your stupid perfect honey tanned muscular body!" Kurt gestures desperately up and down Blaine's body. "I mean just look at you, you're a greek demigod! How can a person bee so damn sexy when he's wearing soaking red boxer shorts with little white bow ties on it?!" Kurt groans resignedly and burrows his face in his hands. "And I'm just the pale me."
Blaine laughs loudly and relieved.
"And now you're laughing at me", Kurt whines and tugs his knees to his chest.
"Oh, no! No, Kurt I'm not laughing at you!" Blaine unfolds Kurt's arms, entangles their hands and forces Kurt to look him in the eyes. "I laughed because I can't believe you think you're unsexy. You don't even seem to notice how mind-blowing gorgeous you are. I love your beautiful skin and I'm attracted to every single cute freckle on your nose. Please don't ever think you have to change or that you have to be ashamed of yourself."
Kurt gives him a teary and shy smile, "do really see me that way?"
Blaine looks at him tenderly for a moment, so absolutely adoring this boy that seems to be completely clueless about the effect he has on him, then he captures Kurt's lips with his to kiss him soft and slow to show him, yes, he does see him this way, so much.
Kurt kisses him eagerly back and puts his arms around Blaine's neck to tug him closer. Their noses bump against each other and Blaine's breath catches in his throat as Kurt slips his tongue inside his mouth. He grabs Kurt's legs and puts his other hand around his back to lift him up. Kurt squeaks in surprise and tightens his grip around Blaine's neck.
"Now that we cleared this up, we can finally go swimming", Blaine says and carries Kurt fully clothed and bridal style into to the water.
"What?! Blaine I'm still wear-" Blaine doesn't hear the rest because he has reached a deep spot and lets the shrieking Kurt plop into the water with a loud splat.
Gasping and spitting he comes up again. Blaine looks at him a smug smile playing on his lips. Kurt wipes his eyes and glares in disbelief. "Your so going to regret this Anderson."
Blaine crawls fast to escape from Kurt who comes after him and tries to dip him under water. Kurt chases him along the waterfront but Blaine is always faster because Kurt's clothes ballast him and make it harder to swim.
"Okay, you win." Kurt stops after he unsuccessfully tries to take revenge and crosses his arms over his chest still pouting.
Blaine approaches cautiously to him. "Don't be mad."
"You're lucky I am not wearing anything of my favorites", Kurt says and splashes water into Blaine's face.
Blaine side steps and laughs while he swims around him to hug him from behind.
"Well I think there's only one way to avoid any more fatal damage..." He slips his palms under Kurt's shirt from behind and tugs it up a little. "O-only if that's okay for you of course", he stammers seriously.
Kurt turns around in Blaine's arms and kisses him softly. "Yes", he breathes and slides his palms slowly up Blaine's abdomen. Blaine shivers at the touch and gulps heavily as he slowly peels of Kurt's shirt that tightly glues to his body. Kurt pulls his arms up and helps Blaine to draw it over his head. He throws the shirt in the sand. Blaine stands still in awe and his eyes take in every inch of Kurt's beautiful body. Kurt blushes under his gaze and envelops his arms around his upper body.
"Don't", Blaine takes his arms away and reaches out to touch his stomach. "May I?", he asks with earnest eyes.
Kurt just nods and Blaine trails his hands along Kurt's smooth belly, up to his strong, defined shoulders over his chest and down to his belly again. He hears Kurt taking in a sharp breath at the touch and he holds in his stomach as Blaine's fingers drift over his belly button. Kurt starts to imitate Blaine's motions and cautiously trails his palms over Blaine's body. Blaine shivers at the touch and goosebumps spreads out on his whole body. As Blaine's hands reach the curve of Kurt's back he tugs him close with a jerky movement and catches his bottom lip with his teeth. Kurt makes a little whimpering noise when their lips crush together and Blaine feels how warmth starts to spread out deep in his belly. Kurt slides his hands low down Blaine's back right over the curve of his ass. Blaine slips his tongue in Kurt's already slightly partened and waiting mouth. When their tips touch he fights back the urge to moan loudly. Instead he takes Kurt's tight and pulls it up. Kurt's wraps his legs around his hips and this time as their crotches are touching and Blaine can feel Kurt's hard-on unmistakable through his boxers, the moan slips over his tongue and vibrates in Kurt's mouth. The warmth in his belly long ago turned into a bubbling heat and he feels suddenly very wobbly on his legs with Kurt body weight pressing against him though the water makes him lighter. He tumbles and Kurt slides a little bit down on his hips creating a glorious friction at the new angle as their groins brush against another. Both moan loudly at the touch and Kurt unintentionally bites lightly down on Blaine's lower lip. Kurt grabs hard with one hand on Blaine's shoulders and angles with the other Blaine's head sideways to get better access. Blaine knows he can't hold Kurt for much longer, his knees are trembling too much but he doesn't want to let go. Maybe he imagines it because his head is spinning and he feels dizzy and drunk from the kissing, but Kurt rubs experimentally against his hipbone and it feels surreal but so so good. Blaine breaks the kiss and mouthes on Kurt's neck instead."Oh god Kurt, you make me loose my mind", he mumbles in his ears as he sucks hard at a sensitive spot behind his earlobe. But suddenly Kurt is gone. He has untangled his legs from Blaine's waist and his whole body has gone stiff. He presses his face into Blaine's chest, his eyes are pinched together and he pants heavily.
Blaine abruptly opens his eyes. He made something wrong. He went to far or he hurt Kurt. Kurt doesn't speak he just pinches his eyes together and takes deep short breaths.
"I'm sorry", both say with one voice. They look irritated at each other.
"I-I'm sorry but I need a break, or I think I will seriously ruin my boxers", Kurt says sheepishly and lifts his head to look Blaine in the eyes with a mixture of fear and embarrassment.
"Oh", Blaine says relieved and at the realization of what Kurt means his eyes go wide and he blushes deeply. "N-no problem, I mean of course, I just thought I did something wrong. W-we could just go outside and cool down a bit", Blaine stumbles over his words.
Kurt smiles and is still flushed all over and his lips are swollen and colored in a dark pink. His gaze is a bit unfocused his pupils are blown wide and Blaine believes they're a slightly darker blue. Blaine can't believe he did this to him and the big goofy grin in his face mirrors Kurt's. For a second both just stand there with wildly thumping heart. Kurt takes Blaine's hand and together they go outside on the warm sand. Blaine pulls a huge towel out of his back and huddles both of them inside. The droplets of water slowly dry on their skin. They lay down and absorb the sunshine. Kurt gets up after a couple of minutes and returns with sunscreen, the sun protection factor is the highest Blaine has ever seen.
"Could you rub in my back? Otherwise my beautiful pale skin tone will turn into crimson and that really isn't pretty."
"Sure." Blaine takes the bottle from Kurt and applies the sun cream on his skin.
"Hey, what are you doing? I'm ticklish there", Kurt laughs and looks over his shoulder.
"I'm painting smileys on your back, that's the most fun part about applying sun cream."
Kurt leans forwards to hug his knees and giggles as Blaine touches a ticklish spot again. Blaine spreads out the sun cream on Kurt's back and massages slowly his shoulders.
"Mmh, that's nice", Kurt sighs contentedly.
When Blaine is finished Kurt gets up and puts the lotion on his arms and legs while Blaine paints with the sun cream hearts and smileys on his belly.
They lie lazy in the sun, cuddle and joke around the whole afternoon. They skim stones across the water surface but after a while Blaine gives resigned up and throws sulking his stone into the water because he doesn't manage it to skim his more than once in contrary to Kurt.
It comes to Blaine's mind that he has bought rainbow bubbles on the festival and he hurries to his bag to try them out. He blows colorful bubbles in the air and jumps up to catch them. Kurt sits propped up on his arms on the towel and shoots him looks like he thinks his boyfriend is in sane but adorable. When Blaine returns to the towel he knocks Kurt over and rolls them around like in a human burrito on the shore till their skin and underwear is covered in grains of sand and they have to wash it off in the lake. Kurt drifts around on the surface on his back when suddenly he paddles panicked towards Blaine.
"Aah! Something brushed against my leg! There's something in the water! Maybe a jellyfish!"
"We're not in the ocean Kurt jellyfishes don't exist in a lake. Maybe it was a plant."
"No, it was something very big and squishy." Kurt turns around and stares worried to the ground of the lake.
Blaine dives under behind Kurt's back and squeezes himself through his legs.
"Blaiiine! I felt it again! It's close!" Kurt turns panicked around but Blaine is nowhere in sight.
"Blaine?", he squeaks scared.
With a loud splash Blaine comes up directly in front if his face "BOO!"
Kurt jumps back frightened.
"I checked the lake ground and there's nothing scary to be find, we're save."
"You idiot!", Kurt hits Blaine's chest with his fists, "you scared me!"
Blaine laughs and grabs his wrists to still his punches. "But in the worst case scenario if a shark appears for example I can always-", he dives down again grabs both of Kurt's legs so that he sits on his shoulders and lifts him out of the water," carry you on my shoulders and bring you save to the shore."
Kurt squeaks in surprise and clasps on instinct tightly around Blaine's throat to find his balance again.
"-urt, honey you're strangling me", Blaine rattles.
"Oh, sorry!", Kurt giggles and places his hands on Blaine's instead that cling around his legs. Blaine tries to make a step but Kurt's hands shoot up to cover Blaine's eyes. Blaine tumbles and Kurt slips laughingly backwards from Blaine's shoulders into the water, Blaine follows him a second later with a little scream.
In the early evening they make a little picnic with the food they bought at the festival this morning. After they're are stuffed they lie on their backs to relax and watch the cotton-wool clouds pass by.
"This one looks like a baby elephant", Blaine says and points up in the sky.
Kurt chuckles,"to me it looks more like a giant dinosaur that eats a burger."
Blaine laughs and suddenly he recognizes how terribly his cheeks hurt. And as it hits him that it's because of the big smile that is permanently spread across his face the whole day because he's so extremely happy, he has to grin even wider and everything feels just perfect.
He grabs Kurt's hand to kiss his knuckles and gets an adoring smile in return.
"Not that I don't like to chill in my boxers the whole day but it's getting kinda cold since the sun sets slowly. I think I'll throw on a sweater", Kurt says and gets up to walk over to the tent.
"Yeah, you're right." Blaine follows him but bumps face forwards into Kurt's back who stopped dead on his tracks with an expression of blank horror on his face.
"Ouch, Kurt, what's the matter?"
"Oh god till we spoke of clothes I remembered that my poor shirt that I threw mindlessly on the shore when we were in the water for the first time and you kinda distracted me too much with your talented mouth to care about folding it properly, has to lie here around somewhere lonely, suffering and wrinkled." Kurt whines and a cold shiver runs down his back.
Blaine laughs about his craziness. "Come on we'll put on something warmer and then we'll search it."
Blaine lets Kurt change first and after both have threw on their hoodies, Kurt insisted on fixing his hair and are ready to look for Kurt's shirt it's already very dusky and barely sunlight alights the lake.
"Maybe we should get a flash lamp, it's very hard to find it at dusk, I think there must be one in the car", Blaine suggest after they searched for 10 minutes without success.
"Actually it shouldn't be that hard to find, how far away have I thrown it?!" But I think you're right lets go to the car."
They start walking towards the car back over the little path through the woodland to the open space where they've parked it. The walk only takes about 10 minutes but the cheerful atmosphere of the thick woodland when they first passed it has changed with the darkness. Kurt approaches closer and closer to Blaine's side. He hooks his arm in Blaine's and presses close to him.
"Blaine, why is it so creepy here. I feel like someone's following us and I don't mean that in a tumblr way."
"It just appears different because it's dark. Don't worry we're almost there."
Kurt sighs relieved as they reach the car and Blaine opens the passenger door.
"I'm pretty sure Cooper has always one in the glovebox." When he opens it two blue bottles and other odds and ends fall on the seat because it's so crammed. He ignores them and rummages around in the glovebox to see if there is still a flash lamp. He finds a pack of chewing gum, an empty beer bottle and a pencil but no flash lamp.
"I'm afraid there is none only a couple of tea lights." Blaine packs everything except of the tea lights back inside as suddenly a note with Cooper's handwriting falls into his hand and he takes a closer look at it.
"Dear little brother,
when you find this note there're 2 options: You'll be either looking desperately for a cleaning rag because you have spilled a drink on my previous cordovan leather seats and you want to remove the mistake, then I'll have to disappoint you. Here's no rag and I'll never forgive you for this eyesore. (Okay maybe if you're my bond servant for the rest of your life.)
Or option 2 and this option is more likely, what am I talking about it's sure as hell, you're making out heavily in my car with Kurt have already ripped his shirt to pieces and now you're desperately looking for a special little bottle and a nice latex thing, we'll than I can only congratulate you and tell you that for once I am a good brother and a perfect prepared wingman who provided for everything, you'll find everything that you're looking for in this glovebox.
But if you are not at all looking for previously described things and you haven't gotten your shit together and wether Kurt nor you is naked and your just looking for a flash lamp then you won't find one because darkness favors secret dealings, Blainey...
Have fun! (Oh and in case that option 1 happens after 2 and you need to clean certain sticky white spots from my car seats afterwards, you'll definitely buy me a new convertible, not kidding.)
I wish you literally two lots of love, Cooper."
Blaine stares completely speechless at the note from his brother. Cooper is simply unbelievable and Blaine is glad that when Kurt steps behind him to look what he's reading, he can't see his cheeks that are blushed with shame.
"What's that for a letter?"
"It's nothing, just-"
"And oh my god is that lube?" Kurt grabs curiously one of the bottles that fell out as Blaine opened the glovebox earlier. Blaine is horrified and doesn't even have to look at the label, after he read Cooper's note he's totally sure it is lube.
"I-that's, it's from Cooper! He thought we might need it and put it in the glovebox with a very scandalizing note I will burn and never give to you."
Kurt laughs loudly and grabs a pack of condoms he eyes under the passenger seat. "With these indicators I think I can make out the content of his letter myself. But it's very caring of him, maybe we'll need them at some point." He shots Blaine a teasing wink but puts the things back into the glovebox. "But for now I'm satisfied with those tea lights." He grabs the package and a lighter before starts to walk back towards the woodland. "Are you coming? I am afraid a wolf kidnaps me if I walk in there alone."
Blaine shakes his head in disbelief over Cooper's letter one last time before he rips it apart and closes the passenger door. As he encircles the car it comes to his mind that he has taken his guitar with him but hasn't had the opportunity to play yet.
"Wait a second, I'm just going to grab my guitar from the trunk."
He returns with the guitar case in his hand to Kurt and together they walk back to the lake.
Kurt lights the tea lights and scatters them across the sand. A warm glow gently alights the lake and they cuddle against each other on the blanket.
"I knew you can sing breathtakingly but that you can also play the guitar, you're just chock full of talent! Is there anything you can't do?"
"Stop it I'm blushing!", Blaine laughs and unpacks his guitar," do you wanna hear something?"
Kurt nods eagerly and crosses his legs.
Blaine strummed experimentally some chords before he starts playing a strange acoustic mash up of silly and kind of perverse songs.
Tonight im'ma let you do your thing yeah
Tonight im'ma let you be the rider
Get it up get it up get it up babe
Kurt laughs loudly and Blaine is fully wrapped up in the song and belts out the lyrics.
Do you like it boy
I want want want, what you want want want
Give it to me baby, like boom boom boom
Blaine strums enthusiastically the guitar strings and lets Rihanna's "Rude Boy" float into Nelly's "It's getting hot in here".
Cuz I feel like bustin loose and I feel like touchin you
And can't nobody stop the juice so baby tell me whats the use
And when Blaine sings the chorus:
It's gettin' hot in here
So take off all your clothes
Kurt starts singing the backup vocals:
I am gettin' so hot I wanna take my clothes off
Both more laugh the last part of the song than to sing it and Kurt claps wildly applause and whistles when the song ends.
"Thanks to my lovely fan." Blaine makes a bow. "If I had a sweaty towel I would throw it for you."
"Ugh, thanks but no thanks." Kurt bends forward and steals a quick kiss from Blaine. "I'm the only fan who can get a kiss from his rock star, that's so much better than a sweaty towel."
"Mwah", Blaine kisses him again," yes, you definitely have VIP tickets for life, baby."
Kurt giggles.
"Do you maybe wanna hear now a little more serious song? Actually I always think about you when I play it." Blaine's cheeks turn pink and when Kurt nods with huge eyes Blaine begins to sing. (turn on the song)
I start to think about the way you make me smile
Like pictures in my mind I hold them for a while
I’m thinking to myself yes I’m a lucky man
I don’t believe in fairytales but this time around I can
Blaine looks directly at Kurt and sees how he listens amazed to every word.
Now I’m falling for you I hope you’re falling for me
And I’m falling so hard that I am head over heels
Blaine studies closely Kurt's expression and tries to figure out how he reacts to the words. Kurt seems to hold his breath and watches him speechless his eyes growing bigger with every line of the song. Blaine keeps playing and hopes Kurt doesn't notice the many chords he doesn't get right because his hands are so shaky.
I hope you touch down before my feet hit the ground
'Cause I’m falling for you
And I hope you’re falling for meb
He puts all his emotions in the song and tries to tell Kurt through the music his true feelings.
Cause you’ve got my grip and I can’t let go
I’m falling hard and you've got to know
The whole world’s singing ‘L-L -Love Love Love’
They say you lose the spark in time well that’s not true
I still get butterflies whenever I see you
Suddenly Blaine realizes that he can't sing the last part of the song because it contains parts like "you fell just as hard as me" and then he would just assume that Kurt is falling for him, too. He stumbles over the next chord and then he stops abruptly.
Kurt blinks at him in confusion and seems to find his voice again. "Why did you stop?"
"I-I", Blaine stutters and scratches his neck sheepishly. "Kurt, what I wanted to," he clears his throat nervously and searches for Kurt's eyes," what I wanted to tell you with this song, I know we don't know each other for long but actually I have known it already at the first day and I was too afraid to tell you because it was too early and I thought it might overcharge you." Blaine talks faster and faster, badly wants to explain Kurt his feelings. "I didn't want to push you to say anything back you might not have felt yet. And I feel even stronger about you today." Blaine takes shakily Kurt's left hand "Kurt, because of you I dare to believe in love. You make me feel complete. I'm sorry I'm so cheesy but-"
"I love you", Kurt interrupts him breathless.
Blaine looks shocked at him and blinks blankly. "That's...exactly what I was trying to say but I guess I ramble too much", Blaine says laughingly.
Kurt smiles apologetically and cups Blaine's cheek. Kurt's blue eyes stare in his hazel and Blaine is so touched by the depth and love in Kurt's gaze that he's afraid he might faint here and now.
"I love you so much", Blaine whispers as closes his eyes and leans in to kiss Kurt tenderly. Their lips brush together and Kurt sighs with a little happy noise. Blaine's stomach swoops while he moves his lips so very slowly against Kurt's, enjoying every move and touch of his soft lips. He tries to memorize the overwhelming feeling of love that floods his heart and clouds his mind. He sucks in a sharp breath as Kurt slides his tongue teasingly along the seam of his bottom lip. Kurt smiles widely and mumbles over and over "I love you" against Blaine's lips. Blaine tangles his hand in Kurt's hair and hums the last verse of the song under his breath.
I’m so relieved that you fell just as hard as me
And together we’ll keep falling, and in love we’ll always be
When they break away Kurt takes Blaine's hand and tugs him towards the lake. He takes a tea light and puts it on the dark surface of the water. Blaine does the same till all the tea lights swim on the water, the glow from the flames sparkles in the gloom around them. It looks like stars alight the darkness of the cloud covered and moonless night.
"This is perfect", Kurt whispers with watery eyes and he slips his warm palm in Blaine's.
Blaine drops his head on Kurt's shoulder and wishes he could freeze time so this moment could go on for ever. They sit there side by side for a long time and watch the candles dance over the water. Both have lost track of time but it has to be nearly 3 in the morning when they crawl into their sleeping bags.
The few raindrops fall on the tent fast turn into heavy rain and then a roaring storm.
"I really hope you secured the tent pegs awfully good, I don't want to be blown away by a tornado. That's at least what it sounds like outside." Kurt shifts closer to Blaine and clutches his arm uneasily.
"You make me believe that you're scared of thunderstorms", Blaine teases him.
"Me? No", Kurt answers with a high-pitched voice. Suddenly growling thunder sounds from far away. Kurt jumps nearly a feet high and clings heavily at Blaine's arm.
"Are you sure?", Blaine asks amused.
"Maybe a little bit?", Kurt says sheepishly.
Blaine giggles and moves closer to Kurt to embrace him tightly. Kurt lies his head on Blaine's chest and flinches every time the thunder rumbles. Blaine almost drifts off to sleep but he notices that Kurt doesn't come to rest and seems to not get a wink of sleep.
"Sweetheart, relax nothing will happen to us The storm almost pass by." Blaine strokes the hair from Kurt's sweaty forehead while Kurt watches him with fearful eyes.
"I know it's stupid but it's just my weak spot", he smiles weakly.
Blaine opens the zipper of his sleeping bag and moves to the edge.
"Come on." He holds the sleeping back open for Kurt to crawl inside.
Kurt looks puzzled at him. "No, Blaine I'm going to crush you, it's to not enough space for you and me."
"You know I'm a tiny person. Kuuurt come inside you'll fall asleep in no time. I'll cuddle you the whole night", Blaine pleads with puppy eyes.
A big smile spreads across Kurt's face and he squeezes himself in Blaine's sleeping bag. Blaine wraps his arms tightly around Kurt from behind. He's pressed against Kurt's back and their hands are clasped together. Blaine kisses Kurt's neck and nuzzles his nose in his hair. Kurt sighs contently and Blaine feels how Kurt's body relaxes and he closes his eyes despite the growling thunder in the distant.
And it doesn't matter that the tent has a hole and the rain is dripping slowly inside because they lie tight in each others arms. And they still do long after the rain has stopped and a beautiful rainbow decorates the morning sky.