'That needs to be at the front of the room, not at the back!' he insisted, as Trent ran up to him.

'I couldn't get the cake!' cried Trent, wringing his hands. 'I was walking out with it, and Mrs Donaldson saw me from her office and gave me a week's worth of detention!'

Thad breathed in deeply and closed his eyes, as if attempting to control himself.

'That's okay – we can make do without,' he replied calmly. As soon as he opened them, he saw Kurt and Blaine and raised his hands in welcome.

'Warbler Blaine! Warbler Kurt! So nice of you to join us!'

The other Warblers stopped their activities to glance over at the new arrivals, greeting them with applause and a few whistles of appreciation.

Kurt and Blaine let go of each other's hand.

'Guys, what's going on?' Blaine asked, frowning

Thad closed his eyes again, though this time not in frustration, and bowed his head.

'Gentlemen,' he said, raising his head and indicating to the other Warblers in the room with a sweep of his hand. 'We have decided to honor and celebrate the beginning of your romantic relationship, with a wedding, here, in this very room. Warbler Blaine,' he continued, with a glance at Blaine. 'Warbler Kurt...simply put, by the end of the school day, you will both be joined in matrimony.'

Blaine stared back at him. 'I'm confused,' he replied.

Kurt felt his jaw drop.

'We're doing what?' he exclaimed. To his amazement, the boy standing next to him laughed.

'Oh!' Blaine replied, smiling and shaking his head. 'For a moment there I thought you said Kurt and I will be getting married.'

'That-that's what I said,' Thad stammered.

Blaine's smile vanished, replaced instead by a look of horror.

'Holy crap,' he said, softly.

'Okay, so is this a case of We lost Regionals and now we don't know what to do with ourselves thing, or have you all just lost your minds?' asked Kurt, snarky.

'Both,' said Thad cheerfully. 'But the council members are putting so much effort into ensuring your big day goes smoothly. Take Nick, for instance. He ensured that the both of you received a generous amount of salad for your lunches today.'

'Don't ask me how I did it,' replied Nick, looking up at them from the floor. 'But you can thank me later,' he added, finishing off with a wink.

'That would explain why Marcus Welles congratulated us on our way down here,' said Kurt quietly, folding his arms.

'Invites have all been sent,' said Jeff, sidling up to Thad. 'Oh, hi Kurt, hi Blaine. We've had two RSVPs' already.' He showed them his phone screen. Kurt and Blaine leaned closer to read.

'But…gay marriage is illegal!' said Blaine, still in a state of confusion.

'It will not be a binding contract,' replied Wes from the back of the room.

'It will be a wedding,' added David. 'But Warbler-style.'

Thad could see that he was losing the enthusiasm of his star couple, and so decided to adopt a different tactic.

'This may be my - our only chance in life to plan a wedding. For all of us.' He pointed to the other Warblers. 'They may never receive another opportunity to attend a gay wedding.' Behind him, Jeff nodded solemnly. 'So…' Thad looked at Blaine and Kurt expectantly. 'What do you say?'

The room fell silent. All the Warbler's eyes were on Blaine and Kurt, waiting on their answer.

Blaine's eyes flickered over at the other Warblers before he turned to Kurt.

'What do you think?' he asked, looking warily at Thad.

Kurt shrugged. 'I guess. I'm down with it if you are.'

Blaine nodded. He turned his attention to Thad. 'I think that's a yes.'

A few of the Warblers replied with Yes! and gave each other high fives. Thad breathed out in relief.

'Excellent! Warblers, resume your duties!' He moved between Blaine and Kurt, taking each by the arm and steering them around to the direction of the doors. He pushed them forward.

'Now, we have work to do.'

'But-' Blaine began, but Thad cut him off.

'Go on, shoo! Out, out!'

He nudged them through the doorway, grabbing both door handles behind him when they were outside. 'Four p.m., don't be late and make us wait!'

The last thing he saw was two stunned faces as he slammed the double doors behind him. He leaned against it, waiting for their footsteps to retreat before breathing out a sigh of relief. He straightened up and called out towards the back of the room.

'Nick, how is that banner coming along?'