Chapter 5

After Kurt got back to the room again after Ben had asked Kurt on a date, it was very awkward between Blaine and Kurt.

They had barely said anything to each other which Kurt was finding pretty annoying. He was still hurting over Blaine and Sebastian, but at the same time, he wanted to be Blaine's friend. Kurt didn't know why, but he still hasn't told Blaine about Ben. Should he even do that?

They just haven't talked lately, so it never came up…

So on Thursday after school, Kurt decides to talk to Blaine. He sends a text to Blaine, asking him to meet Kurt at their dorm and not long after sending it, Blaine walks in.

"You wanted to talk to me?" He asks, looking down at his hands as he slowly approaches the bed Kurt is sitting on.

Kurt looks up at him and asks him to sit down. Blaine sits down beside him, keeping a comfortable space between them.

He looks at Kurt, waiting for him to start talking.

"So, umm… Are we okay? I mean, it's just been very… intense between us lately…" Kurt asks, looking down at his hands.

Blaine looked surprised at his admission. He just stares at Kurt, not quite knowing what to say.

After a while, he finally speaks, "I'm sorry… I just-just have been really busy lately. I'm sorry." Blaine is also looking down on his hands now.

Kurt can't help but think that Blaine was probably busy with Sebastian. He starts to think about what they could be doing, but quickly pushes those thoughts away.

"It's fine. So are we still friends?" Kurt asks, afraid of the answer.

What if don't want to be his friend anymore? What would Kurt do then? Blaine is his only good friend at this school…

"Yes of course!" Blaine quickly says with big eyes.

Suddenly Kurt's phone is ringing, making them both jump. Kurt mumbles a quick sorry to Blaine before answering

"Hello?" He says softly, watching Blaine out of the corner of his eye

"Hey, Kurt, it's Ben!" Kurt hears from the other end of the phone.

Kurt's eyes grow big and Blaine gives him a confused look.

"Oh hey." Kurt mumbles into his phone.

He can hear Ben chuckling before he asks, "So I don't know if you remember, but I asked you on a date not long ago." He chuckles again.

Kurt can't help but to smile. He looks over at Blaine.

He has a boyfriend, Kurt! You are never going to be with him! So why can't you date too? He is just your friend, nothing more.

"Oh, I remember." Kurt answers, chuckling too.

Blaine is still wearing his confused look, but Kurt just ignores it.

"Great! So I was hoping, if you're still not taken, you wanted to do something tomorrow?" Kurt can hear Ben's cocky smile though his phone and this makes him laugh.

"Do something?" He asks, smiling.

Blaine has moved to his bed now, and is doing something on his phone.

"It's a surprise! So is that a yes?" Ben says, smiling.

Kurt thinks for a second. He likes Ben, so why was he thinking over this?

Without even knowing it, he says yes.

"Great! Where do you live?" Kurt can hear just how excited Ben is, and can't help to be too, as he feels a wide grin stretch over his face.

Kurt quickly tells him where he lives, and, after Ben saying he will pick up Kurt at seven, they say their goodbyes.

"Who was that?" Blaine asks as soon as Kurt ends the call.

Kurt looks up at Blaine, slightly frowning as he formulates the answer in his mind.

"Umm, Ben." He says, and lies down on his bed, feeling his smile disintegrate a little.

Blaine just nods.

The next day, Kurt couldn't be more nervous.

He couldn't concentrate in school and on the way home he was pretty sure he drove over the speed limit a couple of times. As he was driving; he was trying to think of what outfit he should have on.

He hadn't been on a date before, what do you have on? He doesn't even know what they are going to do. If it's dinner, he would have to have something classy on, but not too formal…

…But if they are doing something totally different, what is he going to have on then?

Kurt is never unsure what to have on, this was his first time, and it was killing him!

After Ben had called last night, Blaine seemed to have resumed avoiding Kurt. He doesn't even know why. Blaine is with Sebastian, so why would he be like this?

Right before the call, they were friends again… And Kurt couldn't lose him.

Kurt finally arrived home, and, after parking his car, he walks up to the door and lets himself in.

"I'm home!" He calls out and has a second to spare before his father is hugging him.

"It's so good to see you again!" He says, squeezing Kurt.

"You too, dad." He mumbles.

His dad, Burt, is a strong, loving man. He doesn't really look like Kurt, except for the eyes. Kurt had gotten most of his physical attributes from his mother, the late Elizabeth Hummel.

Burt is the best father Kurt could ever ask for. He is accepting. He loves Kurt no matter who Kurt loves. He's just as stubborn as Kurt and although can be a big problem sometimes, he means everything to Kurt.

After getting a hug from his dad, his step-mother comes over and hugs him too.

Carol, his step-mother, is a loving woman. Not to mention a great wife to his dad. Kurt is really happy that his dad has Carol. It's been really hard for Kurt and Burt since Elizabeth died.

Kurt knows that while Carol can never replace his mother, he really does love her and she makes Burt happy.

Kurt's step-brother, Finn is someone he has known for a while, before Burt and Carol met. Kurt and Finn had been going to the same high school and were both in the glee-club.

Kurt hates to think about it, since they are brothers now, but he used to have a crush on Finn. Kurt was young and lonely, and Finn was kind to him. Kurt knew Finn wasn't gay, but he still liked him… He doesn't really know he could even have liked a person like Finn. Finn was kind and all, but he was not the smartest of the bunch, not to mention really tall and awkward… But Kurt was young!

Kurt shakes the slightly disturbing thoughts away and goes up to his room with his baggage. After quickly un-packing, he walks down to his family again.

"So how's school?" Carol asks.

The family is sitting in the living room, talking about everything they have missed, except Finn, who is apparently more interested in the TV.

"It's fine." Kurt says, smiling at her and his father.

"Have you made some friends?" She keeps asking, with a smile on her face.

Carol is a really a nice women and Kurt is glad he has her. It's nice to have someone to talk to…not that he can't talk to his father or Finn or any of his other friends, but he feels like he can tell her anything.

"Yeah I have. My roommate is really nice and we have become quite good friends. And I have gotten to know some of the Warblers. And by the way," Kurt pauses as he suddenly remembers he is going on a date soon. "I have to go up and get ready!" Kurt stands up with a big smile on his face.

"Why?" Burt asks, frowning.

"I have a date!" He says, trying not to get too excited in front Carol and Burt.

"What?" Burt says, surprised.

"Oh Kurt, that's amazing! I'll come up with you and you can tell me everything!" Carol says, just as excited as Kurt.

Kurt smiles at Carol and looks over at his father, who is still sitting on the couch surprised.

"Who is he?" He asks, getting protective over his son. "I mean…it's been a week…how well do you even know this kid?"

Kurt smile drops as he sighs, rolling his eyes.

"Dad that's why we are going on a date, so we can get to know each other better, it's not like we are getting married…" Kurt rolls his eyes again.

"Fine. What's his name?" Burt smiles a bit, trying to be happy for Kurt. It's not that Burt didn't want Kurt to be happy, but he just didn't want him to get hurt… again.

"His name is Ben and he is really nice, dad. So don't get all over-protective and give him the if-you-hurt-my-son-I'll-hurt-you speech! He is really nice and I like him."

Burt and Carol look at him for a few seconds before Burt nods.

"What's going on?" Finn asks and everyone rolls their eyes, laughing.

The first thing Kurt does when he and Carol get to his room, is try and find an outfit he can wear, suddenly glad Carol is there to give her experienced opinion.

"So what are you two going to do?" Carol asks, sitting on Kurt's bed, with a big smile.

"Don't know… He says it's a surprise, but that just makes this even harder! I don't know what to have on!" Kurt says, already starting to freak out.

Carol laughs and gets to her feet to help him find a suitable outfit.

"Tell me about him!" Carol asks after looking for a while.

Kurt really loves how Carol gets as excited about things like this as Kurt does.

"Well, he is taller than me, really handsome!" Kurt describes as they both chuckle before he continues, "He is one year older and he's really funny."

Kurt soon after finds an outfit and after talking for a while longer, Carol leaves the room and Kurt starts to get ready.

Not long after finishing, Kurt hears the doorbell ring.

He runs down the stairs, getting the door before anyone could even stand up to get it.

Taking a deep breath, and willing his heart to calm down, he opens the door.

Ben is smiling when Kurt opens the door which grows even brighter when he looks at Kurt. Kurt looks at Ben. He is wearing black jeans and a nice sweater. It's not too much and not too casual, it's perfect. Kurt is wearing dark skintight jeans, grey vest with a red bowtie, so not to be overdressed.

"Hey, you look amazing! You ready to-" Ben starts but his voice fades as soon as he sees Burt.

Kurt turns around and sees his dad standing behind him.

"You must be Ben? It's nice to meet you." Burt says, taking out his hand for Ben to shake.

"You too, sir" Ben says politely and Kurt can't help but to smile, relieved.

"Well, we should go! I'll see you later dad." Kurt takes Ben's hand and pulls him quickly towards Ben's car.

Ben opens Kurt's door and Kurt thanks him before getting in. Ben gives Burt, who is still standing in the door, a wave. Burt nods once and watches them till the car drives out from sight.

"So, where are we going?" Kurt asks after a while.

Ben laughs. "You really don't like surprises do you?"

"I have no patience!" Kurt defended as Ben just chuckles quietly.

They drive for a while longer and Kurt is totally lost.

He doesn't know where he is and he is getting really curious…

Ben drives onto a small road in the forest. Kurt looks around, but can only see trees. He frowns and looks at Ben, confused, who is smiling, knowing what Kurt is thinking.

After driving deeper into the forest, Ben stops the car and gets out. Kurt gets out too, still with a confused look painted on his face.

"Are you planning on killing me?" Kurt asks, only half-joking.

Kurt doesn't know what to think. He doesn't know this guy that well…Was he going to kill him?

"What? No, I'm not gonna kill you!" He laughs. "Come here."

Kurt chuckles and walks over to him. Kurt feels kind of embarrassed that he even thought that Ben would take him here and kill him.

Ben is holding out his hand and Kurt takes it. Ben starts to walk, but Kurt doesn't move.

"What?" Ben asks, frowning.

Kurt looks at the path again. It was really dirty…

"I can't walk on that! Do you know how much these cost?" He points down at his shoes indignantly.

Ben bursts out laughing, even though Kurt is giving him his best bitch-glare.

"Well then, see ya!" Ben lets go of Kurt's hand and starts to stroll down the dirty path.

Kurt rolls his eyes in exasperation, "Wait!" he shouts after Ben and starts to walk carefully on the path.

Luckily they don't have to walk for long and what Kurt sees in front of him, is not what he expected.

It was an open area, surrounded by mountains and trees. On the right side there is a waterfall that flows down to a small lake. There is a large tree right by the water and the whole area is covered with green grass. Right by the tree, Ben has placed hundreds of candles in a circle. And within the circle a blanket with baskets on is laid.

It is absolutely magical and perfect.

"Wow…" Is all that Kurt can manage to get squeak.

"You like it?" Ben asks hopefully and when Kurt nods in apparent amazement he smiles at him.

Ben takes Kurt's hand again and leads him to the candles and the water. He gestures for Kurt to sit down on the checkered blanket.

Ben starts to take out food and drinks from the baskets and all Kurt can do is think about how amazing this is.

"What place is this?" Kurt asks, finding his voice again.

"I found it when I was younger and it's just a place I go when I want to be alone. I have never seen anyone else here, so it's really nice to just come here sometimes. I just wanted you to see it…" Ben puts away the baskets and looks up at Kurt.

Kurt can only smile at Ben. "It's amazing" he says.

They smile at each other briefly before starting to eat. Kurt looks down at the food. It's so much! Kurt starts with some pie.

They talk about anything and everything while eating. And when they are finish they clean up and lay down on their backs, looking up at the starry night.

Kurt suddenly feels Ben's hand taking his and he looks over at him with a small smile and blushes in the muted candle light.

Kurt looks up at the sky again, "It's so beautiful." He mumbles.

Ben looks over at Kurt and smiles, "Very beautiful."

Kurt feels Ben's eyes on him, "God, you are so cheesy." Kurt laughs, even though he can feel his blush spreading across his cheeks.

Ben moves closer.

"Oh you love it!" Ben teases.

Ben turns to his side and looks down on Kurt, right into his eyes. Kurt looks up at Ben, gazing into his intense stare. Ben drops his eyes quickly down to Kurt's mouth and suddenly he starts to lean down. Kurt is freaking out and holding his breath. Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god!!He can't think of anything else before Ben's mouth is on his.