"Guess who just got asked to prom?!" comes the voice of Kurt Hummel's best friend from behind him before 2nd period on Monday.

Kurt turns away from his locker to face Mercedes, who's holding a rose. "Hmm... Could it be my wonderful, talented, stunning single lady Mercedes Jones?"

The huge grin on her face and fierce blush say it all. She nods, and Kurt squeals, throwing his arms around her.

"Ohmygod!!! Who?!"

"Remember that Anthony kid you set me up with a while ago?"

"Yeah, you said you went on a few dates- him?! YESSS!"

"I know!! Thank you so much for introducing us, Kurt!"

"That's what I'm here for. Kurt Elizabeth Hummel, Professional Matchmaker." He grins. "So how did he do it? Asking you?"

"You know how he's in my history class? Well, he sits in front of me. And today he wore this shirt and on the back it said, "Mercedes, will you go to prom with me?" and when he heard me gasp he turned around, holding a rose!"

"Aww! That's adorable!" cries Kurt. "I'm so happy for you, Mercedes."

"Thanks! Man, I'm so excited for prom." She's practically glowing. Then a dark hand appears on her shoulder.

"Hey, Mercedes," comes a deep voice from behind her.

She turns to face Anthony, a tall, hunky guy Kurt met last year in one of his classes. He's on the football team, but unlike most of his teammates, he's actually got brains, and isn't a total jerk. Actually, he's a really nice guy. "Hi, Anthony," she says breathlessly. Kurt can hear her smiling in her voice.

"Ready to go to class?" Anthony asks, slipping a muscular arm around her shoulders.

"Yeah. Kurt, text me!" she says.

"See ya, Kurt," says Anthony with a little wave.

"Bye!" Kurt winks at Mercedes, and she rolls her eyes as they walk away together. He is quite the catch, thinks Kurt. A really hot smile, buff, and good shoes, he notices as they’re walking away. He's really sweet too, and has a good sense of humor. So Mercedes had better be grateful to Kurt for setting them up. And Anthony better take care of Mercedes.

That was cute how he asked her. Kurt's decided he'll be the one to ask Blaine, since it is his school's prom. But when, where, and how should he ask him? It's got to be cute, and romantic, but unique. And not too cheesy, although he knows Blaine loves cheesy lovey dovey stuff.

His next class, English, is pretty boring. Some lecture about The Great Gatsby. But on the bright side, he sits next to Rachel. Oh, and Puck.

"So, have you figured out if you're going to prom with Blaine yet?" whispers Rachel. Puck lifts his head up from his nap to eavesdrop.

"Yeah, I'm gonna ask him," replies Kurt. "Not sure how, though. Got any ideas?"

"Buy him a dildo and write "will you go to prom with me?" on it," suggests Puck.

"Ew. No way."

"Okay, write it on a condom. And then fuck him with it."

"Puck, you're sick. Nothing sexual." Kurt rolls his eyes.

"You could make him a pretty bracelet that says "prom?" on it," says Rachel.

Kurt considers this. "Cute, but that's too simple. Something bigger."

"A tie? At Dalton, they all wear ties," Rachel points out.

"Well, if I wrote "will you go to prom with me?" on it, I can't really give it to him, because then if he wears it other people will think he's asking them to prom. Plus, how do you make a tie?"

"What about a cock ring?"

"Puck, shut up."

"Just trying to help!"

Kurt leaves his class still without any idea of how to ask him.

Next, he has Glee club. Mr. Schuester announces they'll be performing at prom, which sounds fun. Kurt imagines singing a duet with Blaine, in front of the whole school.

Artie randomly announces he wants to perform a song. Puck and Sam wheel him to the center of the floor, where they play an awesome version of "Isn't She Lovely" for Brittany. It's really good. And at the end, Artie asks, "Brittany, will you go to prom with me?" Brittany squeals and runs up to him, jumps on his lap, and kisses him passionately.

"I guess that's a yes?" Mercedes giggles to Kurt.

Then it hits him. Duh! Sing to Blaine! Why didn't he think of it earlier? He'd sing a song to Blaine to ask him to prom. But what song? And he'd need backups. Wait... the Glee club! Of course! But where would they perform it, at Dalton? Or would Kurt bring Blaine to McKinley? Or the coffee shop or something? But it’d have to be a surprise.

"Ohmygod!" Kurt exclaims. Mercedes stares at him. "I'm going to kidnap Blaine!"

"Uhh... Good for you?" She's totally confused. "That's kinda kinky."

"No- no, not like that! ...Although that could be fun," says Kurt thoughtfully. "Anyway. I'm going to kidnap him in the middle of the night, and drive him to... uh... to the lake! And the whole Glee club will be there, and we'll sing to him. And then I'll ask him to prom. And then when he says yes, you guys all leave, and he and I will watch the sunrise and cuddle."

"That's how you're going to ask him to prom?"

"Yeah! It's perfect."

"I couldn't agree more. That sounds adorable." Mercedes smiles. She raises her hand. "Mr. Schue? The Glee club has a new assignment!"