On one particular day, Blaine had decided to try something new. As usual, the little bell above the door would ring, causing Blaine's head to snap up from whatever he was doing to see if it was Kurt walking through that door. A few times it had been a false alarm. Thankfully, Kurt always came by around the same time which saved Blaine an awful pain in his neck from looking off to the side so quickly, so often. Blaine practically bounced over to the register as he took the marker between his teeth, tugging the cap off and keeping it held in his mouth as he quickly wrote Kurt's order on the cup. However, this time, Blaine didn't write 'Kurt' on the cup. And, oh, Blaine really hoped he would see it because he would feel like a total doofus if this little plan of his managed to backfire, having Kurt simply toss the cup in the garbage without even spotting Blaine's special nickname.

Quickly glancing over to Kurt, he noticed the slim boy fumbling with something in his bag. Good, he had time to quickly write the nickname before Kurt arrived.

Pretty Blue Eyes

Oh, it was cheesy beyond belief, but Blaine had handed the cup to his co-worker before he could stop himself. He pulled the cap from between his teeth sliding it back onto the marker as he watched the petite girl eye the cup before arching a brow and grinning up at Blaine knowingly. Blaine couldn't help but grin back before laughing as Kurt finally stepped up to the counter. Blaine quickly rung up Kurt's order in the register as he greeted the tall boy with that same grin. "Good afternoon, sir," Blaine said as Kurt handed him some cash. "How's your day going?"

Kurt practically beamed in response as he spoke. "Great, actually. Got to break in a new pair of shoes today." Blaine handed Kurt's his change before leaning over the counter to take a peek at the shoes the boy mentioned. He arched a brow, "Toms?" he asked slowly. "Really?" Hazel eyes raised to meet blue ones.

"What?" Kurt asked defensively. "They're comfortable."

Blaine laughed quietly as he shrugged, standing up straight as he placed a hand on the counter, leaning a bit of his weight on it. "Toms just never struck me as…your type."

A little smile tugged at Kurt's lips. "Really now? What's my type then?" Kurt tried.

"Sperry Top-Sider," Blaine responded almost immediately.

Kurt looked genuinely impressed at the quick response. He grinned. "Impressive," was all he said before reaching out to take his drink when it was placed on the counter. He winked at Blaine. "I'll see you tomorrow."

Blaine's heart skipped a beat.

And that had been the start of Blaine's little game. That first time, he had seen Kurt look at the cup once he took a seat by the window. Blaine had watched as Kurt's eyebrows furrowed in confusion, but he had not looked in Blaine's direction. The boy refused to let that stop him, though. In fact, it had urged Blaine to keep doing it until he received a response from Kurt.

So, the next day, Blaine did it again.

Sweet Michael Kors Messenger Bag

Today, Blaine's co-worker-Maddie-had commented on the nickname. "You're crazy," she had told Blaine with a smile and roll of the eyes as she began pouring the chocolate into the cup. "And you have the weirdest methods for flirting."

"Hey," Blaine shot back, "at least I'm original."

"Yeah, whatever," Maddie said between giggles.

This time, when Kurt sat down at peeked down at the words scribbled on his cup, Blaine saw him crack a little smile. Though, like last time, he didn't look at Blaine. Damn it. Now Blaine decided he would make it his mission to make Kurt look at him.

On his third attempt, Blaine decided to go with something a little bolder, like the first nickname.

Cute Laugh

And like he had done the past two days, Blaine watched as Kurt took a seat at his usual table. He watched Kurt set his bag on the floor before crossing his legs gracefully and twirling the cup around. Kurt lowered his head a little, peeking at the cup curiously. And then, it happened. Kurt giggled as he mopped a hand over his face in a little bit of a shy gesture before those eyes finally found Blaine across the coffee shop. Kurt smiled softly as Blaine responded with a goofy grin, waving at Kurt. Mission accomplished.

It had been three days since they had seen each other the next time Kurt walked in. Blaine nearly leapt for the cup and marker, hastily writing the drink order and quickly racking his brain for a new nickname. There was nothing coming to mind though and Blaine was running low on time. So, he decided on something extra lame.

Totally Awesome Amazing Hair

Dropping the marker onto the counter, he handed the cup off to Maddie who snorted in laughter but said nothing. Blaine shot her a little look before his eyes found Kurt and he smiled. Kurt returned the smile before eyeing the cup. "So, what is it this time?" he asked, commenting on it for the first time.

"You'll just have to wait and see," Blaine said, holding out a hand. "That'll be three ninety-five," he added with a little smirk.

Kurt scoffed lightly, though he smiled as he pulled out his card and handed it over to Blaine. "I never thought drinking coffee could be so exciting," he commented as Blaine handed him his credit card back.

So, Kurt was enjoying this little game Blaine had started. That made his heart swell happily, butterflies swarming his stomach as he spoke up. "I like to keep thinks interesting," Blaine said with a little wink and he could have sworn he saw Kurt take in a quick little breath before those blue eyes flickered away from Blaine a bit shyly.

When Kurt received his coffee, he didn't check the name. It was like some sort of silent rule, that he could only look it at once he was seated in that usual spot of his. And indeed, like clockwork, he headed over to this table, setting his bag down and peeking at the cup. Blaine heard that amazingly adorable laugh as Kurt covered his mouth to silence himself, shoulders shaking in the slightest. He watched as Kurt turned his head a little to look at Blaine, smile turning into a full blown grin.

"I mean it, too," Blaine called across the shop as Kurt shook his head, still laughing softly as he finally dropped onto the chair and began pulling out a few papers from his bag.

Blaine quite liked this game.