"Kurtis!" Jeff bellowed up the grand staircase to where Kurt was now descending with Blaine.

"We have a surprise for you!" Nick sang out.

Kurt picked up his pace and walked straight past the two, mumbling "My name is not 'Kurtis'" As he went.

The boys swooped around on either side of him and hooked their arms through each of his, towing him in the opposite direction.

"Let me go!" Kurt stomped his feet down, locking his legs. This didn't stop them though, as they continued to pull Kurt along— somewhat painfully— as his feet dragged the ground. "What in God's name do you two think you're doing?"

"You'll see…" the two snickered as Kurt gave in and attempted to keep up with the madmen that he called his "friends".

They led Kurt down an unfamiliar corridor on the first floor that seemed to be completely vacant and then through a set of oak doors at the end of the hall. Once inside, Kurt saw a pristine grand piano in the corner of the large, sound paneled room. His eyes widened in panic as he realized what they were up to.

"No! Nooo no no." Kurt turned around to walk straight back out the doors. He was caught by a smirking Wes and David who pushed him directly into Jeff's arms. He saw Blaine scowling at them in the doorway.

"Come on you guys. If he's not ready to audition yet, we shouldn't make him. He said he wasn't even entirely sure if he wanted to be one of us." Blaine pried Kurt from Jeff's grip, brushing off his shoulders.

"Oh, he wants to be one of us." Jeff winked and put his arm around Kurt.

"He just doesn't know it." Nick appeared on the other side of Kurt, snatching up his arm and hauling him to the piano

"I can walk by myself you know!" Kurt snapped.

Jeff plopped down on the piano bench and prepared to begin playing, his tail hovering over the keys alongside his hands, "So, what'll it be?"

Kurt hesitated for a moment, his mind racing to find a way to get out of this. He knew he wanted to be a Warbler, that much was certain, but he just wasn't ready to audition yet. He didn't have anything prepared and he wasn't about to embarrass himself in front of these guys, not after what he'd seen them do earlier that week. "I can't do this…"

"Sure you can Kurtis!' Nick beamed.

Kurt turned and bolted for the door in a rather ungraceful manner. He made it halfway across the room before a shape zipped in front him, pushing a hand against his chest. Kurt looked down to the hand and back up to David, "Holy crap…"

The whole room roared with laughter as Kurt stood in the middle of the room frozen in shock.

Just then, dozens of Warbler's began filing into the choir room, filling in the seats around the piano.

"Now you have to go through with it. You wouldn't want to disappoint your adoring fans, would you?" Jeff chuckled, looking quite chuffed with himself.

Blaine pinched the bridge of his nose and shook his head, "You are all mental."

Kurt tried to regain his composure while the boys took their seats. He looked up to see Aimee walk in, the streak in her hair now a light shade of purple. She waved at him cheerily as their eyes met. "Now, I really do have to do this. Just great."

Kurt sighed and squared his shoulders, walking over to the piano. He leaned over to Jeff and whispered in his ear. In response, the boy nodded as a huge grin spread across his face.

When the music began, the boys in the room fell silent and Kurt turned to face them, leaning on the piano.

I sit and think about the day that you're gonna die,
Your wrinkled eyes betrayed the joy with which you smiled.
Care to see my reason?
Care to put your life in mine?

Kurt leaned off of the piano and began to strut in front of the crowd, shaking his hips sassily as the boys began to cheer and laugh at the spectacle he was putting on

Looking at life from the perspective of a boy
Who's learnt to love you but has also learned to grow.
Could we make it better, stormy weather,
So I hard to know.

Kurt began to dance through the chairs as he hit the chorus, jumping up to an empty seat and twirling while he continued to sing.

Oh, oh, oh – Is there anybody home?
Who will believe me, won't deceive me, won't try to change me?
Ah, ah, ah – Is there anybody home?
Who wants to have me, just to love me?
Stuck in the middle.

He walked up to Aimee and pulled her out of her seat to dance with him.

I look at you, you look at me,
We bite each other.
And with your better words you kick me in the gutter.

Kurt pushed her back into her chair and removed his scarf, tossing it around her neck as he twisted his hips back and forth.

But my troops are bigger than yours
Cause you'll never stand my fight.

Kurt spun the scarf around Aimee's neck as she giggled and then danced his way back to the boys standing around the piano.

Ours is a family that's based upon tradition
But with my careless words I tread upon your vision.
Are five kids better than one, who doesn't like to be gone?

Kurt, feeling spontaneous, grabbed a much obliging Nick and began to goofily dance with him as he sang.

Oh, oh, oh – Is there anybody home?
Who will believe me, won't deceive me, won't try to change me?
Ah, ah, ah – Is there anybody home?
Who wants to have me, just to love me?
Stuck in the middle.
Yea... Yea... Yea...

Kurt walked over to Blaine and laid his head on his shoulder as he sang the next lines.

This is to my name,
This ain't a great plan to break your heart out of me.
I know that what I've started means that when we have parted
I can live in honesty.

He shoved Blaine away playfully as he walked over to the edge of the piano where he began the song.

Oh, oh, oh – Is there anybody home?
Who will believe me, won't deceive me, won't try to change me?

Kurt hopped on top of the piano to sit as he finished the song, crossing his legs daintily.

Ah, ah, ah – Is there anybody home?
Who wants to have me, just to love me?
Stuck in the middle,
Stuck in the middle,
Stuck in the middle,
Stuck in the middle.

The room erupted in cheers as Kurt blushed and hopped down from the piano to bow before gesturing to his accompanist with a handy extra appendage.

David cleared his throat, "All right everyone, settle down. It's time to vote." Kurt's breath hitched in his throat, "All those in favor of Kurt becoming the Warbler's newest member?" There was a rowdy chorus of 'yeas' around the room. "All opposed?" Silence. Kurt felt his heart hammer and could help the smile that spread across his face. "Then it's settled. Kurt, welcome to the Warbler's!"

"Your life will never be the same…" Nick whispered over his shoulder. Kurt was much too excited to find this creepy though. All of the guys rushed up to pat him on the shoulder and congratulate him. Aimee, small as she was, pushed her way through the thinning crowd and tackled Kurt before wrapping his scarf back around his neck and kissing him on the cheek. "You're brilliant!"

Kurt turned scarlet as Blaine leaned over to him, "Sorry, she has virtually no boundaries whatsoever."

Kurt shrugged and laughed as Aimee skipped over to Nick and Jeff, who looked horrified to see her. Nick backed away from her with his arms stretched out and his two index fingers crossed in an "x", as Jeff stood frozen with fear, his eyes bulging out of his head.

"What is that about?" Kurt pointed in the direction of his friends. Aimee was now chasing Jeff and attempting to touch his tail as he circled around defensively.

"Other than the fact that they are complete lunatics, Aimee apparently terrifies them. She's quite fond of the 'twins', but they wouldn't touch her with a 10 foot pole." Blaine laughed as his sibling finally got ahold of Jeff's tail causing him to let out a girlish shriek, "Hey guys," Blaine called out to his friends "Dinner?"

Kurt felt his empty stomach gurgle in response, "I'm famished."

Jeff yanked his tail away from Aimee as he and Nick rushed over to Blaine.

"Can we go to House of Blue Light?"

"Please?"

"We'll do your homework for a week!"

"A month!"

Nick glowered at Jeff, "Not a month."

"We'll do your… laundry for a month!"

"Pleeeaaasee?" they both chorused as they looked up at Blaine with puppy dog eyes.

Blaine laughed, "You two are pitiful." The boys let out a whimper, "Fine. Chinese it is." Nick and Jeff cheered as they raced for the door, both trying to fit through it at once and getting stuck. With the help of David, they freed themselves and took off for the student parking lot. "You are not riding with me!" Blaine called after them.

David glared at him, "Fine, I'll babysit tonight." And stalked off with Wes and a boy who Kurt thought he had heard Blaine call Grant.

Blaine turned to his sister, "You tagging along?"

"Nah, I have too much TV to catch up on. Plus I wanted to practice a little while I have the room to myself. I'll see guys later." She hugged Blaine and Kurt as they left the choir room.

On the drive home from the buffet, Blaine talked with Kurt about how he was adjusting to life at Dalton.

"I'm not really sure how I feel about it yet. I love it here and I feel really accepted, I just can't get used to everyone being so open with their powers all the time. I think everyone should be required to wear a sign that states what their ability is to save me the surprise and near heart attacks that I have daily now. I swear I almost peed my pants when David stopped me from leaving the choir room this afternoon!"

Blaine chuckled at how blunt Kurt was being with him, "Well, I could always make you a list."

Kurt's eyes lit up, "You would be my hero."

Blaine grinned at him as their eyes met and held for a few seconds. "I'll get to it when we get back to the dorm. I'm sure Nick and Jeff will want to give me their input too."

"Speaking of Jeff, please include a side list of all…abnormal physical attributes. I don't want to have to deal with another one of those heart attacks without being prepared."

"Will do. Ooh! I love this song!" Blaine reached over to crank up the volume on the radio as "Take On Me" began playing. He started to sing along merrily as Kurt gawked at him. Realizing that what he was doing was seriously creepy, Kurt joined in the singing and the two had a car dance party the remainder of the ride back to Dalton.

When they arrived back to the Dorm 2 common room, Jeff, Nick, Wes, David, and Grant were already engaged in a heated Mortal Kombat tournament. Kurt rolled his eyes at how intense they were acting and plopped down on the couch next to Jeff, leaving enough room for Blaine to sit next to him.

"So, list please?" Kurt looked at Blaine expectantly.

Jeff pressed pause, suddenly interested.

"Hey, man!"

"Not cool!"

"FINISH HIM" Nick pointed at his best friend with a wild look in his eyes.

Jeff completely ignored the rest of them "List? I'm listening."

"Kurt's asked me to put him together a list of the abilities of everyone he's met so far, along with some of the more…alarming ones we have on campus."

Nick's crazed expression faded, "Ooh! We'll help!"

Before Blaine could respond the two rushed off to the elevator.

Wes groaned, "What have you done?"

"You know how they get." David scolded.

"I barely had a chance to say anything!" Blaine grumbled, putting his face in his hands and letting out a moan. "I guess I don't get to be Kurt's hero anymore" he thought, a little disappointed even though he knew he was being silly.

"I'm gonna go get some popcorn." Grant hopped up from his seat.

Wes looked at Kurt, "Do you want to wait until you see the list to find out what I do or is the suspense killing you?"

"I think I'll survive the wait."

Within minutes the boys returned and plopped on the floor at the end of the coffee table with a large notebook and a box of color pencils.

"Aaaand we've lost them." Grant reclaimed his seat, a large bowl of popcorn in hand.

The boys quickly set to work, scribbling on the paper and fighting over the pencils. Jeff wrote something on the paper and leaned back to admire his work as Nick shook his head and snatched the blue pencil out of his hand, adding something to the paper. Jeff's eyes widened as he nodded at what Nick was adding. When he finished, Nick lifted the notebook and turned at sideways. Both of them tilted their heads in the same direction, clearly pleased with what they had created.

"This is going to take a while, who's up for a movie?" Blaine said, getting up and walking to the large bookshelf packed with DVDs.

"Well, I've been wanting to re-watch The Hangover..." Wes hinted.

"For the thousandth time…" David mumbled under his breath.

"It's going to take them so long that we might as well just watch Inception." Grant snorted.

"Scott Pilgrim!" Jeff and Nick chimed.

"You don't get to pick!"

"But we've watched it…" Jeff and Nick glowered at Wes and David, "Fine!"

Blaine picked up the case for Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World and put it in the machine before sitting back down next to Kurt.

They were almost to the battle scene against the Katayanagi twins when Jeff and Nick both shouted "DONE!" and attacked Kurt with their now completed masterpiece.

Kurt began to flip through it excitedly and noticed there were drawings. He looked up at the boys, "Really?"

They just nodded and pushed the notebook back in his face. Kurt continued to scan it. He saw Grant's name in brown with a picture of a stick person wrapped in vines with what appeared to be rocks flying around him. Nick's name had a stick figure with wings (!) and it had some sort of red lights coming from it's eyes. Kurt pointed to the picture. "X-ray vision," Nick provided with a grin, clearly quite proud of it.

Kurt continued reading, David's picture had a stick figure with wisps of air around it and a caption that said, "I just ran around the world. I just did it again." Kurt chuckled as he saw Wes's stick figured surrounded by blue waves and a banner that said "Aquaman!" in silver letters.

Kurt saw his name and noticed there wasn't a picture by it. "Makes sense."

Then his eyes fell on Blaine's name, which had two pictures by it and was surrounded by an explosion of rainbows. Kurt's eyebrows raised, "Hmmm…I wonder…nah. There's no way I'm that lucky." Blaine's first picture had a rather large head with strange waves coming off of it. His second was a figure lying down with it's arm sticking out in front of it and a cape. Kurt giggled, "He's Superman."

As Kurt read further he gathered from side notes that Aimee's power was controlled mostly by her emotions—just like his mother's— and that she could also control fire. Either that, or Nick and Jeff were just insinuating that she was from hell. He also saw that Thad could phase through objects and that the girl he sat next to in his history class fifth block could control the weather. The rest of the powers were fairly normal though. He did note that there were two sisters with rather spooky powers; a medium and a werewolf.

"There's a werewolf living on campus?" Kurt spluttered.

"Ooh, and a nasty one at that. She's Jeff's ex." Nick smirked as Jeff shuddered next to him.

"Please don't mention her. Ever." Jeff looked truly frightened and Kurt made a note to never bring up 'Violet' again.

"This is a lot to digest…" Kurt looked completely frazzled and Blaine smiled at him reassuringly. He admired how cute the lines on Kurt's forehead were when he scrunched his face in frustration like he did now. "I think I'm going to take this back to my room and read it over some more before I pass out." He turned to Nick and Jeff and laughed as the two of them had already lost interest and had pressed 'play' on the movie. He leaned down and wrapped his arms around the two of them, squeezing. "Thank you. That was truly entertaining."

The two squirmed in his grip but chorused back a "You're welcome Kurtis!" before re-gluing their eyes to the screen.

Kurt smiled warmly at the rest of the group, his eyes avoiding Blaine's, as he waved goodnight. The walk back to his room was almost painful as he resisted the urge to rip the notebook open and reanalyzing Blaine's picture for what would be about the fifth time. He couldn't really be gay, could he? "It's the only thing that makes sense." Kurt resisted the urge to squeal at this thought. At least until he was in his room with the door shut and Blaine a safe distance away on the floor below him, that is.
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"Did you here that?" Jeff asked his counterpart, tearing his eyes away to look at the ceiling. Nick looked in the same direction, waiting for the noise to come again. They both shrugged and then returned their attentions to the movie.