It was Friday afternoon and Kurt was lying on his back on Blaine's bed, his head hanging upside down while watching Blaine dancing to the music playing on his i-pod.

It had been two and a half month since they met for the first time and all of the awkwardness was gone. They spent most of their free time and even their time at school together: They got coffee, went to movies or were just hanging out together like this afternoon. They were good friends, no best friends actually and Kurt was thankful for it. It wasn't like he hadn't still a crush on Blaine. In fact the feelings were growing stronger with every minute they spent together but Kurt couldn't just admit them to Blaine. He was to scared that Blaine couldn't feel the same way and that it would break their new created friendship. And Kurt definitely didn't want to screw this up. He had never had a best friend who was actually a male and no girl and Kurt was grateful for it. He was grateful for the time he and Blaine spent together, for the laughter they shared and for how comfortable he felt around Blaine. There were still moments when he felt himself blushing after staring at Blaine or his ass (Kurt couldn't help it) way to long or getting lost in his thoughts about Blaine's lips and how they'd taste like. He found himself wondering about this a lot lately and sometimes he was so close to just lean in, close the gap between their bodies and try it. But he couldn't because he hadn't the the courage to do it and he was afraid of Blaine's reaction. So he stayed Blaine's best friend. Even if it was hard sometimes. But this friendship was one of the best things Kurt had ever experienced and he knew one thing for sure: He didn't want it to stop. He liked being Blaine's friend a lot: He liked going shopping with him, laughing together about the silliest things or just to see his friend smile at him. He even liked studying with him! And Kurt decided that this was worth it! It was worth it to hide his true feelings and to try to forget about them!It had to be worth it!

“Watcha thinking”, Blaine asked, still dancing slowly around the room.

“Nothing”, Kurt said a little bit to quickly and tried to look innocent.

“C'mon, I can tell! Every time you start thinking about things you just seem to look through me and you don't here anything”, Blaine told him smirking. “What is it? Or do I have to tickle you?”

Blaine jumped on the bed and began to tickle Kurt's sides and Kurt heart began to beat faster as they both laughed.

“Stop it”, he said between the laughter. “Stop it and I'll tell you!”

Blaine took his hands form his sides and Kurt was annoyed with himself. Why did he have to be so ticklish? He could have Blaine tickle him the whole day, if he wouldn't run so out of breath from it.

Blaine raised one eyebrow in question and Kurt bit his lip. What was he supposed to tell him?

“Uhm, I was just...wondering why I've never met your parents yet. Even if we spent quite a lot time a your house.” Kurt lied. But in fact it wasn't really a lie: Kurt had asked himself this question pretty often, only not in this moment....

Blaine laid down next to him on the bed and looked to the ceiling. “You know, I told you they work a lot and they're like never at home.” Blaine shrugged but Kurt could hear the little hint of sadness in Blaine's voice which appeared like always when they talked about Blaine's parents.

“But didn't it bother you?”, Kurt asked carefully.

Blaine only shrugged again. “It had always been like this. I don't know it any different.”

He got up from the bed and looked at Kurt, a tiny smile covering the sad look in his eyes.

“Sooo, what about a movie now?”, Blaine asked already looking through the movie's on his desk.

Kurt sighted and got up from the bed. “Fine but I'll choose it!”, he said walking towards a grinning Blaine.

Someday Blaine would be ready to tell him about his problems and until then Kurt had to be patient . It seemed like he had to be patient quite a lot in the last months.....

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On Saturday afternoon Kurt and Mercedes were sitting in the Lima Bean, waiting for Rachel, Blaine and Tina to arrive who had been in the Mall. After the two and a half month Blaine was also very good friends with the girls of the Glee club, mostly with Tina and Brittany. But Blaine and Kurt didn't spent nearly as much time with the girls as together. That was why Kurt had decided to spent this morning alone with Mercedes and not to go shopping with the others. They'd watched a movie and now they were just talking while waiting for the others to arrive. Unfortunately Mercedes began to center their conversation on Blaine.

“So, did he already ask you out on a date?”, Mercedes asked, looking curious.

“Mercedes, I told you like 100 times we're just friends!”, Kurt explained and sighed, rolling his eyes. He wasn't really in the mood to discus his relationship with Blaine. “Nothing more and nothing less!”

“Oh Kurt, c'mon!”, she looked at him with her 'bitch please' expression. “I can tell! Don't you remember what you told me after you first met him alone? How beautiful his eyes are, how nice he is, how much you love his smile, how....”

“Okay stop! Yeah, you're right I had a little crush on him.” Kurt answered. “But-”

“Had?! A little?!”, Mercedes nearly laughed. “Please, when you 'had' a 'little' crush on him why are you still looking at him like he's the most beautiful thing you've seen in your life?”

“I'm not-”, Kurt tried to answer but Mercedes went on.

“Why are you still standing abnormal close to him?”, Mercedes went on. “You were always bad at lying.”

Kurt pressed his lips together and looked at the table.

“And please, you don't just have a crush on him!”, she rolled her eyes. “You're totally in love with him!”

Kurt tried to protest but Mercedes cut his words again and lay her hand on his.

“Kurt, there was a time when we were like really good friends. Like best friends!”, Mercedes looked hurt. “And you told me anything! You know you can trust me, I won't tell a soul!”

Kurt sighed and squeezed her hand. “Don't be stupid you still are my best friend... My best female friend!”, he added when Mercedes raised an eyebrow. “And I know I can trust you but...everything is so complicated and I just have to get over it.” He sighed again

Mercedes looked friendlier now. “What about a nice girls night with Rachel and me? We could do special skin care, watch a movie eat popcorn...And we could figure something out.”

She smiled warmly at Kurt and he squeezed her hand before letting go.

“That's a nice idea”, he said and his smile became a grin. “But why Rachel? I think you couldn't stand her. Are you two friends now?” He laughed.

“No,no! I just added Rachel because she's your friend!”, Mercedes quickly added. “And she has some good ideas sometimes but I still can't stand her.” She grimaced and Kurt laughed.

“Hey guys”, they heard Rachel saying before she'd even entered the coffee shop.

“Speaking of the devil...”, Mercedes murmured and Kurt had to press his lips together because he nearly laughed out loud.

“Hey everyone”, Mercedes said when everyone sat down at their table..

Blaine took his usual seat next to Kurt and smiled at him. Kurt smiled back and Mercedes raised one eyebrow teasingly. Kurt only rolled his eyes and listened to the others talking about their day in the mall.

“It was really nice”, Rachel began to babble in her usual nerve-racking voice. “We found a lot of nice clothes.”

She then opened her bag and took out a bright yellow dress and a cardigan with little kittens on it. Kurt was so close to laugh out loud so he just pressed his lips together and tried to suppress his laughter. Mercedes just looked at her like she had lost her mind.

“What is wrong with you?!”, Mercedes asked totally in shock.

Kurt buried his face on Blaine's shoulder to keep himself from laughing and Blaine grinned down at him, his lips pressed together tightly.

“Nothing”, Rachel snapped. “It's cute and it is perfect for a cute girl like me! And it matches my new knee-length socks!”, she said and took a pair of gray socks out of her bag which had a little head of a cats on it.

And that was when everybody burst into laughter and Rachel just crossed her arms in front of her and pouted. “You can't deny it's cute!”, she said but it just made everyone laugh even harder.

After a few minutes when everybody stopped to laugh they began to talk about different things when Rachel raised her voice again.

“And the shopping wasn't the only good thing about this day!”, she said, smirking at Blaine. “We met someone”

Kurt was confused and waited for Rachel to go on.

“What do you mean you met someone”, Mercedes asked looking from Blaine to Rachel.

“It means...”, Rachel said. “...that Blaine has got a date.”

In this moment Kurt felt like the world had suddenly come to stop. He felt totally shocked and a lump was forming in his throat. He looked to Blaine, trying to hide the shock in his eyes. Blaine had blushed and was smiling lightly while looking at his hands. Kurt had known that eventually this day would come but he hadn't expected it to be this early. He wanted a little more time with Blaine. He wanted a little more time in which he could pretend that maybe deep inside of him Blaine could feel something for him too.

Kurt gulped and put a fake smile on his face as Blaine looked carefully at him and began to speak.

“Nah, I haven't got a date”, he said and Kurt felt a little bit of hope. “We only exchange numbers and he said we could maybe go on a date. But it-”

“C'mon”, Rachel cut in his words. “This guys was so trapped by your charm! Did you see how he looked at you.”

Mercedes looked to Kurt with an worried expression and then to Blaine. “Are you going to meet him? I mean are you going to attend if he asks?.”

Blaine only shrugged.

Kurt took a deep breath, looked at his friend and asked in a strange voice which didn't sound like his. “Did he seem nice?” Blaine nodded in response. “Did he look good?” Blaine nodded again and blushed.

“I think you should go out with him then!” Kurt found himself saying.