Monday the 9th of May 2011

When Blaine left Kurt's room for the night he went into his own to make a phone call before getting his daughter.

"Andersons." his mother's voice greeted him through the phone.

"Hi mom! It's Blaine."

"Oh hi sweetheart. How are you?"

"I'm fine. I wanted to talk to you and dad both, actually."

"Just a moment." Blaine listened giddily as Anna fetched her husband and then put the phone on speaker. "We can both hear you now, darling."

"Hi dad." Blaine said and Herman replied happily, then Blaine continued. "I just wanted to tell you that I have a boyfriend."

"Oh, that's so great sweetheart!" his mother squealed. "We're happy for you! How long have you been together?"

"Almost two months now." Blaine said proudly.

"That's great, son." his father said, and Blaine could hear the tint of worry in his tone. So he was quiet, waiting for what he knew his father was about to ask. "Does he know about Bella?"

"He does. They get along great." Blaine said and smiled to himself.

"So when do we get to meet him?" Anna asked excitedly.

Blaine chuckled. "Well, he actually wanted me to ask if the third of June is alright with you?"

"He wants to plan it that far ahead?" Herman chuckled too, a low rumble that made Blaine's stomach swoop.

"That's fine." Anna replied. "But it's so far away!"

"I'll try to talk to him. But he's rather stubborn." Blaine grinned. "I need to get Bella now, but I just wanted you guys to know. I love you."

"We love you too, sweetheart! Give Bella a kiss from granny!" Anna said happily.

"Of course."

"Bye!" both his parents called before Blaine hung up. That went perfectly.

Thursday the 12th of May 2011

After spending a few hours in the day shopping for prom-dresses with his female friends from McKinley, Kurt was waiting for Blaine to arrive at his house. He stood by the kitchen window, peeking into the driveway. His father's truck pulled up next to the house and Burt got out, walking out of Kurt's sight. A moment later the front door opened and closed, and another moment later Burt walked into the kitchen. "Hey kiddo. What are you standing here looking through the window for?"

Kurt looked over at his father's slightly confused face. "I told you I was coming home to show you the clothes I made for prom." He explained and looked back out the window.

"Uh-huh?" his father encouraged.

"Well, I invited Blaine too."

"Oh, that's grea-"

"It's not the night where you officially meet him as my boyfriend, though." Kurt interrupted, facing his father. "That's set for next month."

"You already picked a date?"

"Of course I did." Kurt rolled his eyes and looked back out the window again. "He'll come over for dinner on the twenty-third."

Burt chuckled. "Okay, then."

"So tonight he's here mostly as my friend and fashion advisor."

Burt just chuckled some more at his son before taking a coat off the hanger. "I'll be in the garage. Let me know when to come in and look."

"Okay, dad." Kurt waved him off while still staring out the window.

About ten minutes later Finn had arrived home and was making a mess behind Kurt in the kitchen, when Blaine's car finally pulled up in the driveway. Kurt squealed and ran into the hallway to open the door for Blaine. Kurt yanked the door open before Blaine had even rung the doorbell. "Hi Blaine!"

"Oh! Hi Kurt." Blaine said, his surprised face turning into a grin.

Kurt pecked his lips before ushering him into the house. "Go sit on the sofa and watch TV with Finn while I get changed. I'm so excited for you to see it!" he rambled excitedly.

Blaine followed Kurt into the living room and sat down on the couch. Just as Kurt disappeared around the corner he heard Finn join Blaine. Kurt went by the in-house door to the garage and told his dad to go inside, before rushing up the stairs to change into his creation.

While Kurt changed Finn sat down next to Blaine on the couch. "So are you guys gonna jam at your prom?" Blaine asked and crossed his legs.

"Yeah, totally!" Finn answered before taking a sip of his glass of milk.

Burt hung his coat on one of the hooks in the hallway before entering the living room. "Good news, boys!" he said happily. "My buddy at the tux rental shop is giving you half off!"

"Sweet." Finn commented.

Burt put his keys in a bowl and walked toward the two boys. "Yeah! So what are you gonna go with?"

"I'm gonna go with something simple. Black, thin lapel collar, very discrete." Blaine said, gesturing in the air with his hands.

Burt told them about what he had worn at his prom before sitting down in his armchair.

"No need for half off my outfit!" Kurt slid into the room sideways, putting his hands on his hips to show off the outfit he'd sewn.

"Because half of it is already off?" Burt joked, giggling to himself as Kurt rolled his eyes.

"My ensemble is an homage to the late Alexander McQueen. I had to make it myself. There is simply nothing off the rack that is suitable for the young, fashionable man in Ohio."

"Dude, that rocks! It's like gay Braveheart!" Finn exclaimed, pointing to Kurt with his milk-glass still in his hand.

"Thank you." Kurt said softly as he spun around, making the kilt twirl.

"I like it." Burt smiled at his son.

"But it's not finished yet! I think it still needs like a sash or maybe some beads-" Kurt trailed off, taking a few steps closer to Blaine, turning around so he could see better.

"I think it's fine as it is." Burt said.

"I think your dad has a point." Blaine agreed, looking a bit flustered as Kurt turned his eyes back to him. "It looks amazing."

A short while after the "fashion show" in the living room Kurt packed his outfit neatly into Blaine's car and said goodbye to his family. He got into the car with Blaine and the latter drove them back toward Dalton. Blaine sighed heavily as they pulled out onto the highway. "God, I thought your father was going to murder me."

Kurt chuckled confusedly. "What? Why?"

"You remember that talk I had with your dad that made you storm into my room and find out about Bella?"

"Oh God. THE talk."

"Yeah. And now he knows I'm your boyfriend."

Kurt laughed loudly. "I don't think you need to worry about murder. A small beating however…" he trailed off playfully.

"Kurt!" Blaine whined, looking at him in slight panic.

"Don't worry. He's a big softy, really." Kurt patted Blaine's arm lovingly. "So you really liked my outfit?" Kurt changed the subject, trying to make his boyfriend forget about his worries.

"I loved it." Blaine smiled.

"Good." Kurt grinned, looking back out the windshield.

Friday the 13th of May 2011

The pre-prom jitters were hitting Kurt hard. But luckily one of his teachers had fallen ill in the morning, which meant he didn't have class before lunch. So Kurt decided to go to the Lima Bean and get some coffee for himself and Blaine, that he could surprise his boyfriend with when said boy finished his math class.

When he walked in the door he met Santana, who breezed by him with a satisfied smirk on her face. "Hey lady face." she said, not even thanking him for holding the door open for her.

Kurt rolled his eyes and stepped into the shop. He froze on his way to the line. David Karofsky was sitting alone at a table to the right inside the entrance. David was staring emptily down at his coffee cup and Kurt hesitated for a moment before walking up to the table and sitting down.

"Hello Dave." he said softly, but Dave still jerked.

"Hey Kurt." he mumbled back, looking around the coffee shop for a moment. "What are you doing here?"

"My teacher is sick so I got some free time. So I decided to get some coffee. What about you, did you talk to Santana?"

"Yeah." David frowned and looked back down at his cup again.

Kurt just watched his slumped posture and slightly wet eyes for a moment, and Dave didn't say anything more. Kurt tried to meet his eyes. "What's wrong?"

When Dave looked back up at him he was holding back tears. His lips were pursed tightly to stop them from trembling and his eyebrows were furrowed. "I'm so- I'm so fricking sorry, Kurt. I'm just so sorry for what I did to you."

Kurt was kind of surprised, but incredibly grateful. "I know." he said softly, honestly. "I know."

Dave shook his head a little and Kurt could almost see his mental shields going up. "Cool." he said and fiddled with his empty cup. "Thanks. I should go. But take care, alright?" He stood and Kurt smiled slightly at him before he turned and left the coffee-shop.

Kurt stood as well, walking over and getting into line to make his order. "One Medium Drip and a Grande non-fat Mocha, please. And a couple of biscotti."

"Blaine, over here!" Kurt called as he saw his boyfriend walk out of his classroom and into the hallway.

Blaine turned around and Kurt was met by a huge grin. He hurried over and kissed Kurt on the cheek. "Hi Kurt! What's that?"

"My teacher was sick so I went and got us coffee."

Blaine made an "aaaww"-noise and touched Kurt's arm. "That's so sweet."

"I got you biscotti too." Kurt grinned, and that earned him a kiss on the mouth. He smiled against Blaine's lips before pulling back reluctantly. "It's getting cold."

All the boys at Dalton had the afternoon off to prepare for prom. So Kurt and Blaine went into the cafeteria and drank their coffee. They sat hip to hip while Blaine munched on the biscotti and Kurt told him about his encounter with David.

"I actually feel sorry for him. He's so misguided."

"Swallow before you speak. You're blowing crumbs on me." Kurt scolded.

Blaine grinned, crumbs sticking to his lips. But his smile faltered and he swallowed before he spoke again. "I hope he'll be alright."

"Me too." Kurt said sadly.

When Kurt and Blaine had eaten lunch they went and got Bella at Rita's room. They played with her for a couple of hours before Kurt started getting ready. Meanwhile Blaine got Bella and her stuff ready for two o'clock when his parents would come get her. They were babysitting her for the whole weekend. Blaine had booked a room at a hotel for himself and Kurt after prom ended and they were staying until Sunday morning.

"Why can't we meet him now?" Anna complained as she got handed her grandchild.

"He wants to be prepared." Blaine explained, handing Bella's diaper bag to his father. "It's just three weeks until you'll get to meet him."

"Promise you'll take lots of pictures!" Anna said as Blaine ushered her and Herman toward the door.

"The school will take like fifty official photos, but I promise I'll take a bunch too. But I need to start getting ready. Love you! Bye!"

He closed the door and listened to his parents' footsteps and his mother's excited rambling until they disappeared down the hallway, before he started getting ready.

Blaine's hands shook slightly as he tried to fasten the pink flower to his lapel, but he was interrupted by a knock on his door. "Come in!"

The door opened to reveal Kurt in the outfit he'd shown to Blaine and the men of his family the previous day. "You're so handsome!" Kurt exclaimed, his voice a bit lower than usual.

Blaine just stared at his boyfriend.

"Blaine?" Kurt moved closer and Blaine's heart stuttered.

"You look amazing." he breathed.

Kurt giggled. "You need some help with that?" He took a hold of the carnation and fastened it onto Blaine's lapel with ease. "You ready?"

Blaine swallowed nervously and nodded. Kurt looped his arm through Blaine's and they left his room, heading toward the building where the prom would be held.

There were decorations everywhere. Kurt looked around in amazement, tightening his grip on Blaine's arm. This was like nothing he'd ever seen before. There were tables and chairs along the walls, a huge stage area at the front of the room and a long table full of snacks and drinks at the opposite wall. Balloons, banners and glitter hung everywhere and all the tables were beautifully made with crystal glasses and silver cutlery. The student body was gathered with their dates or friends in groups in the enormous room, a joyous chatter and calm music filling the air.

"It's so pretty." Kurt said breathlessly and Blaine chuckled by his side.

"It really is." he agreed.

"Hey guys!" The two boyfriends turned around to see Jeff dragging Nick toward them by the arm. "Isn't it amazing?" the blonde squealed, stopping right in front of them.

"You two look great!" Nick said happily, putting a hand on Jeff's shoulder to stop him from jumping up and down in excitement.

"You too." Kurt beamed. "Where are the other guys?"

"Wes forced David to go backstage with him to make sure they are prepared for the performance later. Their girlfriends are somewhere in the crowd. Trent and his date are in there somewhere too and Thad is moping in a corner 'cause he didn't get a date. The others haven't arrived yet."

"What performance?" Kurt questioned, eyeing Jeff suspiciously. "We're not all doing one, right? Because I have not been informed about such a thing."

"No, no. It's just Blaine, Wes and David."

"You didn't tell me that!" Kurt said and turned to Blaine, releasing his arm to smack it lightly.

"Surprise!" Blaine offered bashfully. "It's not a love song or anything, though."

"It's gonna be awesome!" Jeff exclaimed. "You're gonna dance with me and the other guys during it, Kurt!"

After the fancy dinner the dishes were cleared from the tables and they were pulled back against the walls, making the large area in the middle of the room even bigger. As the students filled the empty dance floor Blaine, Wes and David got ready for their performance. They walked onto the stage and Kurt grinned giddily at the sight of his gorgeous man taking a hold of the microphone stand. All the teenagers in the room started applauding and Blaine winked at Kurt before he started singing. Kurt felt silly at the thought, but he was totally swooning. Blaine sung a very upbeat song while Wes and David both did background vocals. Kurt danced and laughed, joining Jeff in a bunch of silly dance moves.

When the song was over the guys got off the stage and joined their friends in the crowd as the band for the night took their place.

"That was amazing!" Kurt laughed, throwing his arms around Blaine's neck and kissing him hard.

Blaine laughed against his lips for a moment before winding his arms around Kurt's hips and pulling him closer, parting his lips slightly and tracing Kurt's upper lip with the tip of his tongue.

Someone cleared their throat behind them and Kurt whipped his head toward them, expecting a homophobic jock or disapproving adult. "Sorry to interrupt you guys, but I just wanted to introduce you to my date. This is Austin." Trent said with a shy smile, gesturing to a tall, dark guy beside him.

Kurt and Blaine moved away from each other and shook the guy's hand, introducing themselves. They shared some pleasantries with the guys (most of the Warblers joining them as well) before they all agreed to go dance.

After a couple of hours spent dancing and mingling Kurt stood by one of the doors to the room, to get away from the noise and the people for a moment.

"Are you enjoying prom?" Blaine moved up beside him, handing him a cup of punch.

"I am." Kurt smiled and sipped from the red liquid. "Are you?"

"I am." Blaine grinned, taking a sip from his own cup before continuing. "I have a surprise for you after prom is over."

"Do tell."

"You'll see later." Blaine winked again.

Kurt rolled his eyes. "Blaine." he said warningly, but was interrupted by a teacher on stage speaking into the microphone.

"Ladies and gentlemen! We have now counted the votes for this year's Royal Couple and I am proud to present the person who is here to announce who won. Principal George Carlo!"

Everyone started applauding as a white-haired man with a beard entered the stage. Kurt and Blaine moved closer to the stage, standing beside Jeff and Nick on the left.

"Hello children!" the kind-looking man said, gesturing widely with both hands. "I hope you're all having a magical evening." He opened the envelope he was holding and pulled out a blue card with the red Dalton D printed on the back. "I am very happy to announce that Dalton Academy's Royal Couple of 2011 is-" He paused for dramatic effect, which was kind of ruined by Jeff's excited chanting of "MEMEMEMEME!" beside them. "Mr. Blaine Anderson and Mr. Kurt Hummel!"

Kurt gasped and grabbed Blaine's arm tightly. "Oh my God!" he mumbled repeatedly.

Apparently Blaine still had a functioning brain, because he moved toward the stage with Kurt in tow. Everyone cheered and applauded as they made their way through the crowd and Kurt looked around in amazement. Girls were looking at them in awe and boys were patting them on the shoulders as they passed. There truly was no judgment here, and it made Kurt feel like crying.

They walked onto the stage and up to the principal who shook both their hands before turning them toward the audience. Kurt glanced at Blaine who smiled softly at him before holding his hand out. Kurt took it and twined their fingers together before looking back out over the crowd. Kurt could see all his Warbler friends smiling up at them. Some were clapping and Jeff and Trent were hugging each other and jumping up and down, almost looking like they were crying. Kurt grinned so wide his cheeks hurt, and before he knew it the principal had lowered a crown down onto his head. He looked over at Blaine again and he was also wearing a crown now.

"And now the Royal Couple will have their first dance!" principal Carlo called.