"24 hour diner!"

Kurt jumped making the van swerve. "What the hell Blaine!" he called out as he moved the wheel to straighten the vans path. It was quiet for about an hour and half now with only the quiet music in the background.

"Sorry," Blaine chuckled, "I just saw a sign for a twenty four hour diner and Im starving."

"Didnt you eat some of the food?" Kurt asked.

"Yeah, and while I am a college kid," Blaine pointed out, "A man can not survive on chips and cookies alone."

"Says you," Kurt snorted a laugh.

"Just get off at the exit," Blaine said, "It said it was less than a mile off from the exit."

"What about them?" Kurt pointed towards a sleeping Rachel.

Blaine laughed, "Dont worry about them. I know how to wake them up. I imagine they are hungry too."

Kurt turned off at the exit, not sure if Blaine knew what he was doing exactly, but really wanted to see where he was going with it. After he found the diner Blaine was talking about, it had a huge Open 24 Hours lit sign on the front.

"Come on," Blaine said opening the side door, none of the other travelers moved, as he jumped out of the van.

Kurt opened his door, "How are you going to wake them up?"

Blaine reached over Kurts lap and opened the compartment between the driver and passenger seat. He took out an air horn. Raising his eyebrows up and down, he laughed. "You want to do it?"

"No way," Kurt said as he hopped out of the van.

"More fun for me," Blaine shrugged as he reached his arm into the car and hit the button making a loud horn noise fill the entire van.

"Fuck!"

"Holy shit!"

"Blaine!"

"Good, youre all awake now," Blaine said as he put the air horn away, "We are getting food. If anyone wants to join us, you are more then welcome too. Come Kurt, I could go for some coffee."

"Me too," Kurt nodded as they started walking into the diner. "Are they going to come?"

"Yeah, just give them a second to wake up," Blaine smiled at Kurt.

Kurt couldnt help, but smile back at him. They walked into the diner and there was only two other people sitting down at the counter. Blaine pulled him over to a booth and they sat down.

"Howdy darlings, only you two?" the waitress asked.

"Nah, our friends are coming along now," Blaine pointed to the door. And their four sleepy friends were walking into the diner.

"What did you want to drink?" the waitress asked with a smile.

Kurt looked over at her, "Coffee. Lots of coffee."

"Six coffees," the waitress said and walked away.

"What the hell Blaine?" Kyle asked as his head fell and hit the table after he sat down, "I was sleeping."

"I was hungry and Kurts turn was almost up," Blaine shrugged, he picked up a menu, "Ooo, they have pancakes."

"I just fell asleep too," Rachel whined from her seat next to Kurt.

"You were asleep for over two hours," Kurt waved his hand, "Besides I needed to stretch my legs."

"You two are evil," Maddie said. There was a snore from Derby who was falling out of the booth. She elbowed him in the stomach.

"Wha…Im up!"

"Glad to see you up," Blaine waved, "Now food."

"I like food," Derby said as he grabbed a menu and started looking at his choices. "Ooo, they have pancakes."

"Observant," Rachel said rolling her eyes. "What are you going to get Kurt?"

"Probably just a short stack, I need the sugar," Kurt shrugged, "They have chocolate chip pancakes!" he added excitedly.

"Wait, whos paying?" Maddie asked.

Kyle huffed, "I think Kurt and Blaine should, they are the ones that woke us up from our sleep."

Blaine rolled his eyes, "Fine Ill pay for half, but someone else can get the other half." The waitress walked back over with their coffees, "Do you mind if we split the tab on two. Ill buy for these two and hell buy for them."

"Hey!" Kyle said as he smacked away Blaines hand that was pointing at him.

"Sure dear," the waitress smiled, "What can I get you?"

"Ill have a tall stack please," Blaine smiled, "With sausage and wheat toast on the side."

The waitress looked at Kurt, "Ill have a short stack of chocolate chip pancakes with bacon and wheat toast."

"It says that you have vegetarian eggs, are those fake eggs?" Rachel asked.

The waitress nodded, "Yep."

"Great, I will take an order of those and some white toast," Rachel smiled, "And no meat."

"Would you like another slice of toast then?" the waitress asked.

"That would be lovely," Rachel said as she set her menu down.

"I will have an everything omelet," Derby stated, "And then can I get an order of sausage, bacon, and hash browns?"

"Hungry?" the waitress smirked as she wrote down his order, "And for you dear?"

Maddie looked at the menu, "Can I have a veggie omelet with wheat toast and bacon?"

"Sure and you?"

"Ill take the French toast with sausage and white toast," Kyle shrugged, "And then Ill have some orange juice."

Blaine laughed as the waitress nodded and walked away. "Dude, you are hilarious."

"What, we are eating breakfast foods, so I want some orange juice," Kyle said leaning his head on Maddies shoulder.

"How long have you two been together?" Rachel asked them.

"Weve known each other since second grade," Maddie said thinking, "But we got together junior year in high school when this one finally grew some balls and asked me out."

"Hey," Kyle said poking her side, "I asked you out sophomore year but you said no and you started dating that loser."

"Daniel was not a loser," Maddie said smiling, "You just didnt like him because I said yes."

"Why did you say no then?" Rachel asked her.

Maddie laughed, "To make him jealous."

"But you already had me," Kyle whined.

"No, you asked me to homecoming," Maddie corrected him, "I wanted you to ask me out on a real date. It only took you a few months before you finally got the message."

"Sounds like Finn and I," Rachel sighed with her head in her hands.

"Rachel," Kurt rolled his eyes, "You and Finn have probably broken up and fought more then any couple. Not that I dont love you two together, but still."

"Whatever," Rachel waved her hand, "We are meant for each other and thats all that matters."

"Thats what you say now," Kurt said.

"Like you would know," Rachel said rolling her eyes. Kurt gave her a look, "Sorry."

"Doesnt matter," Kurt grumbled.

Rachel went to reach for Kurts arm, but he just pulled it away. The four older ones noticed this and decided to change the subject. "So we need help deciding what song to sing for the contest, any ideas?" Blaine asked out loud to another that would listen.

"We should totally do High School Rock Out," Derby shrugged, "Its like our ultimate go to song."

"But its always our go to song," Blaine said.

Kurt shrugged, "I honestly havent heard you guys sing before, so I dont want to steer you in the wrong direction."

"Thats right you havent," Maddie said tapping her fingers on the table, "We should definitely change that. We will practice some songs when we get there."

Kurt smiled at her, "That sounds like fun."

"What if we wrote a new song?" Blaine shrugged.

"Dude we cant just write a new song," Kyle said, "I mean granted that would be awesome, but we have less then three days before the competition."

"Weve written a song in less time," Blaine grinned.

"Well see," Kyle said waving a hand.

Kurt reached over and grabbed his cup of coffee taking another drink, "Is it just Blaine and Kyle who write?"

"Nah we all do," Derby said, "But they do most of the writing because they are better with the words in our language."

"As in the lyrics?" Rachel asked.

"Yep," Derby said with a wink.

Rachel rolled her eyes, "Do you always have to be flirty like that?"

"Course I do," Derby laughed, "The only way to make it through the day. I will have to teach you some of my skills Kurt. I could probably teach you a thing or two."

Kurt looked over at him, "Please tell me youre kidding."

"He has to be," Blaine waved a hand, "No way he can ever land a girlfriend and is the worst wingman in the history of wingmen."

"Hey, I almost got you laid once," Derby pointed at him.

Blaine turned to Kurt, "No he didnt, because the guy thought he meant Derby was coming home with him."

Kurt laughed and quickly covered his mouth, "Sorry."

"Whatever, poking fun at me, at my expense," Derby said and then the waitress came walking over holding a tray of food, "Foods here!"

The waitress smiled, "Here we are kids. And Ill make sure to give you a refill on your coffees too." She handed the food to everyone and they all looked at it hungrily, "Good eating," she said as she filled their coffee cups.

As soon as the waitress walked away they all began to dig in to their midnight snacks. Derbys mouth was full of food, "Dis good."

Kurt gave him a look, "Dont talk with your mouth full."

Blaine snickered, "I dont think he is so used to this type of formal style of eating."

Kurt tried not to laugh out loud as he took a bite of his own food. "You are all mean to me," Derby said taking another large forkful of hash browns and eating them.

"Quit pouting," Maddie said to him, "Blaine has picked on you and your eating habits all the time. Not that I blame him," she watched as he finished the piece of sausage in one bite and turning to see her boyfriend doing the same.

Rachel raised her eyebrows, "I pity you living with all boys."

Maddie laughed, "Its not so bad and Blaine will watch all my rom coms with me."

"I wont watch all of them," Blaine groans.

"Right sorry," Maddie smiled, "He refuses to watch anything with Katherine Heigl in it, except for 27 Dresses he will watch that one all the time."

"Its James Marsden," Blaine said rolling his eyes, "I went to see Hop with my cousin to make sure people didnt think I was a creep."

Everyone laughed at the table. "Blaine I mean I get it and all, but dude it was a kids movie," Kyle said.

Blaine stared at him, "What were those movies you dragged me too, oh right all of those Twilight ones because you just love Kristen Stewart."

"Hey," Kyle said pointing at him, "You said you liked them too."

"No he didnt," Maddie laughed at her boyfriend, "You made him say he liked them, so you could the bored straight friend."

Blaine reached across the table to hold out his fist, which Maddie fist bumped back.

"I totally get where youre coming from," Rachel said, "Kurt, what was that movie you dragged me too?"

Kurt turned red instantly, "I dont remember what youre talking about."

"Sure you do," Rachel thought for a moment, "It was that bad one with Sandra Bullock, where she went nuts over that guy. It was something like All About and the guys name."

"Rachel I dont know what you are talking about," Kurt said, "What about—"

"All About Steve!" Rachel snapped her fingers, "Right, Bradley Cooper was in it thats why you wanted to see it." Kurt gave Rachel a look as if asking her to stop talking right this second.

"Awww, Kurtie-kins has a little crush on Mr. Bradley Cooper," Derby teased.

Kurt let his head fall into his hands, "Geez."

Blaine nudged Kurts arm and whispered, "Trust me I get this every time a new James Marsden movie comes out, it gets quite annoying."

Kurt looked over at Blaine and gave him a small smile, with his cheeks turning pink.

"Although you have to admit The Hangover movies are awesome," Derby laughed, "You have good taste Kurt."

"He has a good body," Maddie winked over at Kurt.

Rachel giggled, "He likes that he speaks fluent French too."

"Why is that?" Blaine asked.

"Because Kurt speaks French too," Rachel told him.

"Wow," Blaine said with wide eyes, "How much French do you speak?"

Kurt picked up his head, "Je parle assez (I speak enough)."

"Ooo, say something else," Maddie said excitedly.

"Umm," Kurt thought for a moment, "Nous sommes au volant dune camionnette (We are driving in a van)."

"What else?" Derby asked.

Kurt bit his bottom lip, "Blaine a des yeux magnifiques color�s de miel."

"What did you say about Blaine?" Kyle asked him.

"I said that Blaine has honey colored eyes," Kurt said quietly realizing what he just said, and leaving part of it out.

"I like that," Blaine smiled, "Its pretty in French, not that Ive ever heard someone tell me that before," he gave a shrug as he took a bite of his pancakes.

Rachel smiled from her seat as she finished off her piece of toast, "Thats enough French lessons for today and its getting late, if we want to get to L.A. by tomorrow night we have to boogie."

"Shes right," Blaine sighed as he chugged his coffee, "Ill take the next driving shift. Anyone want to stay up with me?"

"I need my beauty rest," Derby said as he waved his hand.

Kurt shrugged, "Ill stay up with you."

"Kurt, you just drove for like five hours," Blaine said setting a hand on Kurts shoulder, "You dont have to stay up. I dont mind if you sleep." He reached into his back pocket pulling his wallet out.

The waitress came back over leaving the receipts and telling them to pay at the counter before they leave.

"This was simple enough," Kyle said looking at the receipt, "What should we do since we havent got any food left?"

"What?" Blaine asked, "I swear. You guys ate all of the food?"

"There was a store," Kurt pointed over his shoulder, "It looked open, we could grab some food for the morning."

"Good plan," Blaine clapped his hands together, "Alright gang, well head over to the store buy a few supplies and then get going."

The group paid for their meal and walked back to the van, "Here you can drive us to the store," Blaine handed him the keys, "You know I just realized that you really arent suppose to be driving this thing."

Kurt laughed, "Yeah, but seeing as that Im from the New Directions, we dont usually play by the rules. Plus Im a Hummel."

"What does that have to do with anything?" Derby asked.

"It means that since my dad has owned his shop Ive been around cars since I was a kid," Kurt smiled.

"Wait, you know all about cars?" Kyle asked.

"Sure I do," Kurt shrugged, "I mean I helped at my dads shop a bit."

"Finn started helping out too," Rachel said, "They always looked so cute in their coveralls."

Kurt rolled his eyes, "Come on you," he said as he pushed her in the van.

Blaine walked over to the passenger side and hopped in, "How far back was the store?" he asked as Kurt turned on the van.

"Not far. Everyone buckled up?" Kurt asked looking in the rearview mirror. Once everyone responded with a yes, he pulled out of the diners parking lot and took the five minute drive to the store he had seen earlier. It was a store called United Supermarkets.

"Alright," Derby hopped out of the car, "What should we get to eat?"

They walked into the supermarket, which seemed much bigger on the inside then the outside. Maddie grabbed a cart and Derby jumped inside, "Get out boy."

"Nope," Derby shook his head as Maddie started pushing him.

"Whatever," Maddie said as she walked, "Pick what you want boys, I heard Derby is buying."

"I am not," Derby said.

Kurt laughed as they walked straight to the junk food aisle. Derby jumped out of the cart and grabbed four packages of Oreos.

"Really dude?" Kyle asked crossing his arms over his chest, "We should grab two more to make sure everyone has there own."

"I like how you think my man," Derby smiled as he grabbed two more packages.

"Who is going to eat an entire package of Oreos?" Blaine asked them.

Kurt shrugged, "Rachel, Mercedes, and I can probably devour half the kitchen if we wanted too."

"We almost did that one time too," Rachel laughed, "Daddy and Papa werent happy in the morning with that one."

"Technically it was the afternoon," Kurt corrected her.

"So true," Rachel nodded, "And that mess we made with the blender. We made homemade milkshakes."

"And we went through two packages of Oreos just for those," Kurt laughed.

"Cause all our milkshakes bring the boys to our yard," Rachel laughed and Kurt started laughing harder then she was.

Derby put an arm around Blaine, "Dude, your sister and her friend are insane." He paused, "I like them."

Blaine smiled as he watched his sister laughing with Kurt. And then he noticed how when Kurt was laughing his eyes were crinkling and he almost said how he found that adorable out loud. Shaking his head he realized they were already walking out of the aisle, and Kurt turned around smiling waving at him to follow them. "Coming!"

Later on Blaine was driving down the highway with Kurt sitting next to him. He was steadily closing his eyes driving off to sleep, but trying to stay awake. "Kurt you can sleep if you want."

"No," Kurt shook his head, "I can stay awake. We just have to be doing something. Lets talk, how was school for you this year?"

Blaine smiled, "It was good. I mean its college the beginning years as they call it. Kind of boring, although you should have fun."

Kurt nodded in agreement, "I suppose, its a school for exactly what I want to do."

"Is not what you wanted to do originally?" Blaine asked and then took a long drink from his Coke Cola bottle.

"I actually wanted to do what Rachel is doing," Kurt sighed, "But I suppose thats just water under the bridge now."

"Thats right you sing too," Blaine said, "Do you miss it?"

"Sometimes I guess."

"When I was in high school I used to be in the Warblers and I guess I miss that too. You sort of create a family with them."

"Thats probably what I will miss more than the singing," Kurt commented.

Blaine nodded and then his phone started singing Teenage Dream. Kurt chuckled at the tune and watched as Blaine reached in his back pocket to grab the phone. He quickly hit ignore, "So Kurt, got any suitors at the moment?"

"What?" Kurt asked surprised.

Blaine looked over at him surprised by his actions, "Sorry, I was just kidding. I mean, do you have a boyfriend or something?"

"Oh no way," Kurt rolled his eyes, "I mean other the fact that I was the only openly gay student at the school until we won Nationals, I dont think that will happen anytime soon."

"Why do you think that?" Blaine asked.

Kurt just shrugged. He really didnt want to tell Blaine all about his fears of someone not accepting him for what he was.

"I know how you feel," Blaine said looking over at Kurt, "I mean, I guess since you arent saying I can only imagine. I went to New York thinking I wouldnt find anyone and no one would accept me for me."

"Until you meet Matt?"

"Oh no, Matt is my third boyfriend," Blaine shrugged.

Kurt swallowed, third boyfriend. He knew now that he wouldnt even come close to any of them.

"I mean, my first boyfriend and I barely lasted three months," Blaine went on to explain, "We were awful, fought all the time. I honestly thought that was how relationships were. But then I met Dirk, and you may make fun of his name, he was awesome."

"What happened between the two of you?" Kurt asked interested.

Blaine shrugged, "We grew apart I think. I knew I did, I mean I wasnt the same Ohio kid that I was a year and quarter after we had dated."

"Thats a long time," Kurt said with wide eyes.

"It was," Blaine nodded, "We ended it mutually though. I still talk to him everyone once in awhile, but he moved on and so did I."

Kurt gave a nod. He didnt think that things like that happened in real life, but I guess for Blaine he got the worst and best. "How did you meet Matt then?"

"In a beginning Music class," Blaine sighed, "We really didnt talk that much. He finally asked me for coffee and I said yes."

"You dont seem very excited about that story," Kurt smiled over at Blaine.

Blaine looked over at Kurt, "Well you know it really wasnt that exciting of a story. I mean, isnt that how a lot of college kids meet?"

"I suppose," Kurt shrugged, "I wouldnt know."

Blaine winced, "Right, sorry."

"Its nothing to be sorry for," Kurt shook his head, "I mean you probably had a better time in high school then I did."

Blaine fidgeted in his seat, "Did Rachel ever tell you why I went to Dalton or why my name the way it is?"

Kurt thought for a moment he honesty didnt know. He only thought about it a handful of times, but he didnt want to ask. He shook his head at Blaine.

"Well story time then," Blaine smiled, "Well Dad and Papa wanted kids, so they applied for adoption before I was even born. It was one of those like Juno or whatever. With Rachel though they went with a surrogate, our dads always teased us that they never knew who her dad is."

Kurt laughed, "I think Rachel still believes that."

Blaine laughed with him, "Yeah, sometimes I think she does. Anyways, I got lucky and got both of Dad and Papas last names. Papa officially dropped his last name at one point, which is why Rachel just has Berry. And somehow along the way I met up with the woman who had me. I always felt like part of her you know. I actually got to visit her from time to time, just one day during a weekend every month or so."

"Wow, thats not the same relationship Rachel has with her mom," Kurt said sounding surprised.

"I know," Blaine turned on his blinker and switched lanes, "I think she was jealous for awhile with the relationship I had with my mom. It hurt her I could plainly see that so I started visiting my mom less. Then she yelled at me for not visiting her."

Kurt nodded with a smile, "That sounds like Rachel."

"And well I actually went to live with my mom when I started high school because I was gay and my dads knew any school in Lima wouldnt probably be a good idea. So I moved in with my mom in Columbus."

"Wow," Kurt was surprised to hear that. "I take it something happened at the school?"

"It did. I decided to ask the only other gay kid at the school to our Sadies Hawkins dance. I suppose it was stupid idea, but I had it in my head that even though they didnt openly mock us no one would touch us."

"Did someone say something to you?"

Blaine shook his head, "No, it wasnt until after the dance these four guys jumped my friend and I, and beat the crap out of us."

Kurt looked over at Blaine, "Im so sorry that happened. That is just plain awful."

"After the hospital visit my dads came and picked me up," Blaine said sadly, "I was happy to see them, but I wanted to get out, so they enrolled me at Dalton. I ran Kurt. And I guess today I still sort of resent it."

"You didnt have much of a choice," Kurt sighed, "I know I was bullied and even kissed by the guy who tormented me, but it didnt get that bad."

"He did what?" Blaine asked alarmed.

"He kissed me and then threatened to kill me. He was scared of himself, he thought he was gay and took it out on me."

Blaine stopped the van and looked over at Kurt, "You realize that didnt give him right to do that you know."

"I know," Kurt nodded, "And we talked it out after I went to Dalton for awhile. It wasnt an overnight thing Blaine."

Blaine started driving the van again, "What happened exactly?"

Kurt gave Blaine a look, "Well after he kissed me, he threatened to kill me and my dad found out. My dad freaked out and he used the honeymoon money, Carole and him were going use, and sent me to Dalton." He saw Blaine gripping the steering wheel tighter. "A few months later they called me in to McKinley and the guy apologized, but I knew it was hoax. I had everyone leave the room except for him and me. We talked and he was sorry, I knew he was. Going through something like we do isnt easy."

Blaine loosened his grip, "I guess I know what you mean."

"And when he tried to kill himself this past year, it just shook me."

"Rachel mentioned that," Blaine sighed, "Do you think you will talk to him much?"

"I do from time to time," Kurt shrugged, "Mostly emails to catch up with each other. I know we arent going to be best friends, but I want to help him."

"I can understand that," Blaine sighed, "Is he doing alright at his new school?"

"Yeah," Kurt nodded his head, "Him and his dad packed up and moved to Michigan. His dad figured he needed a new start."

"Thats good," Blaine said. He felt like it was time for a subject change, "So you are starting at Parsons?

"Yep," Kurt smiled, "I am so excited too. Ive been working on designs all summer. I couldnt believe when I got the acceptance letter. I was driving Rachel nuts for weeks after I sent in my designs."

"I have a question then," Blaine said.

"Shoot."

Blaine smiled over at him, "Well see we as in Stereo Outcast need a logo design thingy. And we have tried, but since you are an expert in that stuff, do you have any ideas?"

"Hmmm," Kurt said thinking to himself, "How much creative control would I have on this project?"

"All," Blaine said simply.

"Alright, I have a few questions first then," Kurt said pulling out a notepad from his bag, "What kind of sound would you describe you songs?"

Blaine thought for a moment, "Sort of pop slash punk slash rock-ish sounding."

"That doesnt narrow it down," Kurt laughed.

"I figured so," Blaine smiled, "But sometimes we arent all the same stuff. Sometimes we will change things up depending on what venue we are playing."

"I see," Kurt wrote something down, "Now did you have a color scheme in mind at all."

"Not really," Blaine shrugged, "I think they all looked at me when I said we need a new look."

"Well thats not stereo typing at all," Kurt said rolling his eyes.

Blaine laughed, "I doubt they meant anything by it. Im really the only one who sort of likes clothes shopping in the group."

"When Rachel, Mercedes, and I ever take our friends out shopping, they usually fall first, but Im always last," Kurt grinned.

"Rachel has informed me of the shopping trips," Blaine said, "She said she expected you to drag us around for at least one afternoon."

Kurt looked down at his hands, "I wouldnt do that if you guys didnt want too."

Blaine laughed, "Oh I want too. I want to know why these trips are so famous. Plus you dragging Derby and Kyle around will be awesome."

"Oh I have so many ideas for Derby," Kurt laughed. "By the way, why didnt you drop Anderson from your name if your dad did?"

"Come on," Blaine grinned, "Anderson-Berry is such a rock star name."

"It sounds like a poisonous fruit," Kurt snorted a laugh.

Blaine scoffed, "Well Hummel sounds…it sounds German."

"Thank you Captain Obvious," Kurt said to him.

"I prefer Iron Man actually," Blaine smiled.

Kurt gave a nod and smiled, "Noted."