Chapter 9

Kurt left the cafeteria and went to his room. Only when he closed the doors and locked it he allowed tears to run down his cheeks. A lot of different emotions crashed him and he couldn’t stop. At least he finally had some private time and could allow himself to let it out because Sebastian would most likely stay to have lunch and then he would go to the meeting with his supervisor and spend the rest of the day with him or her.

Shit, I still don’t know who mine is. Though he or she is supposed to contact me but maybe it was planned to meet me in the cafeteria… Shit, he thought and took his phone to text Wes and ask for the details. Just as he took his work phone out of the pocket it beeped.

Unknown: Hi, Kurt. My name is Blaine, I don’t know if you know but I’m your supervisor. Unfortunately I can’t make it today for the evaluation. What would you say about the rest of the day off?

Kurt couldn’t have asked for anything more. He quickly added his supervisor’s number into his contacts and typed a reply.

Kurt: Hi, it’s nice to ‘meet’ you, Blaine. Some time off sounds good. The past two weeks were tiring.

Blaine: Tell me about it. I can’t promise it will get easier but you will get stronger and get used to the pace and load so it won’t be a torture. At least physically. Sometimes it’s still killing me with boredom.

Kurt laughed. His tears stopped and he just lay on his bed texting Blaine back.

Kurt: Yeah, you find out the definition of ‘boring’ once you have to sit through the whole fashion history class.

Blaine: It used to be pure purgatory! I hated it.

Kurt: It’s not that bad! It’s just that I didn’t get to know anything new.

Blaine: Oh, are you into fashion?

Kurt: Yes. I take it you aren’t.

Blaine: No… You know what? I have just realised that as your supervisor I should get to know you. Could I ask you some questions?

Kurt: You were supposed to torture me half of the day but decided to give me some time off. Sure I can give you some answers in return.

<~*~>

Blaine smiled at Kurt’s response. He was having lunch in the computer’s room with Jeff. The boy always had some snacks there. To be honest, Blaine had no idea how he could get so much food. The variety was probably greater than in the cafeteria.

“Ask him if he is gay,” Jeff prompted.

Blaine rolled his eyes. “No. I don’t want to offend him. You know how you, straight people, react to a question like that.”

Blaine: How old are you? Where are you from? Family?

“Yes, but Kurt–” Jeff began.

“Shut up, Jeff. Kurt looks like a nice guy; I don’t want him to abominate me. Especially when we are about to work together for the next eleven months.”

Kurt: 20. Originally from Ohio. Kidnapped from New York. Father, step-mother, and step-brother.

“A lot can happen during eleven months,” Jeff raised his brows mockingly.

“Like what? He can change his sexuality?” Blaine asked laughing coldly.

“Why would he do that?”

 “Why am I even friends with you?” Blaine rolled his eyes and opened a new pack of ‘Belvita’ biscuits with his teeth while texting Kurt..

Blaine: Why did you accept the offer to stay and train?

“Because I’m the best friend you could ever ask for. Because I’m sexy and I can stand you. Because I’m useful. Because you have no other choice. Because you like my ‘Belvita’ biscuits. Because the chair you’re sitting on is comfortable. Because the sky is blue. Because Kurt is g–“

“Jeff!”

Kurt: To be honest? When I said yes, I thought it was just a way to make fun of me. I thought I would say ‘yes’, people would laugh at me, and then I could go home. When I realised it was real… I thought why not? New York and my studies were not what I expected. And you know, things like that don’t happen every day so I decided to be a bit adventurous and take a risk.

“Fine, I will shut up about him. But only because you’re asking so nicely. Though let me ask you something. Why did you attack Dave today if you don’t like the guy?”

Kurt: Can I ask why you came to the C.A.T.?

Blaine: Maybe some time later. Now is about you. So how do you like it here so far?

Blaine: P.s. You have good texting skills; you reply really quickly.

Blaine swallowed a biscuit and drank some pineapple juice.

“Simple, I didn’t like what Dave had done. During lunch and yesterday as well. Kurt looks like a nice guy while Dave acts like he owns this place and can trample over everyone.”

“Sure, whatever. By the way, nice to see you’re still a bad ass you used to be. Poor Dave… It must be hard for him to digest that you are back and he is once again the second best.”

Blaine grinned. He wasn’t a fan of Dave, or Noah for that matter, so he really enjoyed being better than them. Whenever they were together in the base they competed in all possible ways. Who was stronger, who was faster, who was smarter, who was more popular, who was sent on more dangerous missions… Most people, if asked, would say that Blaine was the best. That drove Dave crazy. Noah though was a bit more relaxed about the whole thing.

Kurt: It’s okay. Though I think I should find a way more enthusiastic word for that. It’s kind of insane. The work load is really high. It’s exhausting but usually in a good way. I mean, my life used to be monotonous while here every day is different. My squad is great and there are a few nice people around. So I like it.

Kurt: I used to text quite a lot with my brother so I have some experience.

Blaine finished with biscuits and threw the package in a rubbish bin. He stood up.

“And I’m going to stay for a while. I just hope he gets some mission soon. It would be annoying to see him every day. I never get used to it,” he said and yawned. “I didn’t get much sleep last night. I think I will go to get some rest. Tomorrow I’m starting working with Kurt.”

“Weren’t you supposed to start today? The whole babysitting?” Jeff asked turning to face his friend who was about to leave.

“After the lunch incident Kurt looked a bit upset. I wanted him to calm down. He wouldn’t have taken the news I was his supervisor well in that state,” he said and raised his phone, “but I’m working on getting him like me. As a friend I mean.”

Blaine: Only a few? Is anyone bothering you? I have to know.

Blaine: Tell me more about your brother.

“Sure, you two would be the bestest friends,” Jeff laughed.

“Shut up…” Blaine said exasperated and opened the doors. “See you later, Jeffy.”

“Sweet dreams,” Jeff grinned, “I hope Kurt visits you in them.”

With an exaggerated sigh Blaine left and went to his room.

Kurt: ‘A few nice people’ means that I haven’t met many people so far. Give me a month or two and I’m sure I will say that there are a lot of amazing people here.

<~*~>

Unkown: Hi, Tina. My name is Mike. I’m your supervisor but you probably know it already. Could you, please, meet me in the room 319 in 20mins?

Tina: Hello. I will be there in 20.

Tina put her phone in the pocket and finished the rest of the salad. Wes had already left and Sebastian was discussing something with Santana but the girl didn’t listen to them. She was worried about the whole supervisor thing. When she was with her squad she didn’t need to talk. If she had a question someone usually voiced it. But now she would have to communicate to someone one on one. And there might be some situations when a pen and a piece of paper, or a phone may not help.

The girl stood up, nodded her goodbye to Santana and Sebastian and left. She had some time but she didn’t know how much time it would take to reach the room. Surprisingly, she found it without getting lost and five minutes earlier. Despite that she knocked hoping her supervisor would already be there.

“Come in,” someone said and she opened the doors, and entered.

It was a small room. In the middle of it there was a table. A tall dark haired boy was standing there.

“Hello, I’m Mike. You have most likely guessed that,” he smiled at her.

Yes, I have. And you might have guessed that I’m Tina, she nodded at him.

“And I’m pretty sure you are Tina,” he continued and the girl nodded again. “Please, take a seat,” the boy motioned at one of the chairs and the girl sat down.

“So I was thinking that we could take it slow and simply get to know each other today. What would you say about that?”

I would say that you should know that I don’t say anything to anyone, Tina shrugged.

“Oh, I’m sorry,” Mike gave her an apologetic smile, “I will paraphrase it. Are you okay with it?”

Tina nodded. Though it might be difficult, she thought but felt more relaxed than before coming.

“Great. You may think it may be difficult but I’m sure we will make this work,” Mike smiled at the girl again and put on some ocean music. “ This always make me relax.”

This is so beautiful, and truly calming. Maybe I should get a CD of such recordings. Maybe it would help me at night.

“Actually I sometimes play it at night if I find it hard to fall asleep. To be honest, working here can be really stressful so you need to find something that helps you to relax your mind. You could try the music. I could make a CD for you if you want.”

I’d love to, Tina smiled and nodded. She didn’t expect her supervisor to be such a good ‘reader’ but maybe all agents were taught how to do that.

“I will burn a copy of my favourites and give it to you tomorrow. Now, I would like to ask a few personal questions…”

<~*~>

Blaine had a few chit-chats before reaching his room. He got inside and locked the doors. Being a ‘purple’ had quite a few advantages. One of them was an apartment given for everyone. While most agents lived in single or double rooms, the ‘purples’ had big apartments with a bedroom, a sitting room, a room with some sports equipments, its own kitchen and a bathroom. It was one of the things Blaine loved about being in his squad.

Kurt: My brother… He is amazing. Well, officially we are step-brothers but I’m used to calling him a brother. He went to school in Europe so I used to see him quite rarely. During Christmas, in summer… We skyped and texted a lot though. He was and is my best friend. Now he is studying in Europe; England to be precise. So I’m a bit nervous because I told my parents that I’m doing a year abroad course in England so my brother (Finn) may want to visit me. That may be difficult. Though I’m sure Tom or Sarah would help me. Anyway, I won’t need to worry about that for some time because he is not in England now. He is travelling with his girlfriend Rachel and some friends. Yesterday he texted me about how amazing Venice was.

Kurt: Oh, sorry, it was too long, wasn’t it?

Blaine smirked in a strange way, put his phone on the bed, and went to take a shower. He chose a hot shower on purpose because he knew it would make him sleepier. After a shower he checked his phone to find one more message from Kurt.

Kurt: I probably freaked you out with my long message. I mean we are not friends and I started telling you random facts about my brother. Sorry. I will keep this more professional.

Blaine: Kurt, relax. I should have probably texted you before heading to the shower. Sorry about that.

Blaine: Your brother seems to be a really nice guy. I wish I had a brother as well.

Blaine: By the way, I asked you to tell me about your brother and you did. In this case a short answer wouldn’t have satisfied me.

Blaine: Now I’m going to bed, I really need some sleep. But I have an assignment for you. Once I wake up I want to find 20 texts with random facts about you. Anything you want. And don’t be afraid of waking me up – I will turn the sound off.

Blaine sent the last message, turned the sound off and fell on the bed without even bothering to get under the blanket.