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Slow Fade: Chapter 12


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Story: Complete - Chapters: 20/? - Created: Nov 01, 2012 - Updated: Dec 04, 2022
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Slow Fade

Chapter 12

“Are you ready?”

“As ready as I’ll ever be,” Kurt said turning around from the vanity mirror to look up at Blaine.

It was so weird for him to be back in his old bedroom in Ohio again. When he was a teenager Kurt had been so full of dreams, and so ready to take on the world. Life had shown him some hard lessons like when he didn’t make it into the school of his choice, and when he had been turned down for every audition when he arrived in Hollywood. It was strange to think of how suddenly he went from an easily type casted gay actor to one of the more versatile and respectable actors on the silver screen. Yes there were times when Kurt missed the days when he could go to a grocery store without being photographed, but overall he was happy with the direction his life had taken.

And yet something was seriously off in Kurt’s life, and it had been for a long time. For years he’d been so completely focused on his movie career, his clothing line and his album, that it seemed that Kurt never stopped. The truth of the matter was that he was seriously lonely. Kurt never had anyone waiting for him at home to ask him about his day, he never had anyone to share meals with. Sure Kurt had friends and Finn, but there were times when he felt that wasn’t enough. And despite his status in Hollywood, Kurt had never been comfortable with throwing himself at the first cute guy he saw.

Kurt realized then that he had been staring at Blaine, and looked away blushing. When he looked back at him Blaine was looking at him with a faint smile on his face.

“I’m sorry again about the sleeping arrangements,” Kurt apologized. “If I would’ve known then I would’ve made reservations at a hotel.”

“Kurt, you have apologized half a dozen times,” Blaine pointed out. “It really doesn’t bother me.”

“Thank you,” Kurt breathed. “And I have one more thing to apologize for.”

“What is that?” Blaine asked.

“You haven’t met the rest of my family yet.”

//////////

“Kurt!”

Kurt turned around and greeted yet another relative. From what Blaine could identify, Kurt was a popular member of the family though of course that could also be because he was the famous one. The latter was soon proven correct when Kurt whispered in Blaine’s ear.

“Half of my family was homophobic and wouldn’t talk to me when I came out in high school,” Kurt said. “Now that I’m an actor they act like we were close all along.”

Blaine chuckled, “You are not the only one with homophobic family members, my Dad tried doing ‘manly’ activities with me just because he thought it would make me straight.”

“That’s awful,” Kurt admitted.

“Kurt, it is so good to see you again!”

Suddenly Kurt was mobbed by four of his young cousins who were obviously fans because of how they held out stuff for him to sign. He quickly autographed all their items before turning back to Blaine with a pained expression on his face.

 “Do you know how awkward it is for me to have my own family asking me for autographs?” Kurt deadpanned, shaking his head.

“No I just get the family members who beg me to write them prescriptions for painkillers,” Blaine replied.

“Really?” Kurt asked curiously.

Blaine sighed, “Yes really, and they didn’t seem to understand that I can’t just write them a script for narcotics without a valid reason.”

Kurt chuckled, “That’s crazy.”

“I also get family members sharing their various ailments with me and hoping I’ll diagnose them on the spot,” Blaine commented.

“Makes my family seem sane,” Kurt joked.

“You have no idea,” Blaine deadpanned.

At that moment their conversation was cut off by Kurt’s Aunt Mildred who insisted on giving both his cheeks a sloppy kiss. For someone who had a strict skin moisturizing regimen, Blaine knew that had to drive him nuts. Kurt took it graciously and smiled and nodded with she started interrogating him. Kurt looked much better today; the transfusion had worked wonders like Blaine thought it would. Unfortunately there was still a problem, and Blaine was continually frustrated that he couldn’t discover the cause. There was something he was missing, something that was bothering him, and despite his knowledge of medicine he was missing it.

“This is Blaine Anderson, my boyfriend.”

Blaine looked up to see Kurt’s Aunt Mildred right in front of him. She proceeded to kiss both of his cheeks too. He shuddered thinking of all the germs in her saliva. Kurt looked at him amused, but fortunately for Blaine, she moved on to greet Finn who had just arrived. And it was nothing short of hilarious to see Mildred grab the front of his shirt and yank his face down to her level so he could get the cheek kissing treatment as well.

“Kurt!”

Suddenly a short brunette woman barreled into Kurt and pulled him into a huge hug.

“Rachel,” Kurt said pulling away. “It is good to see you too.”

The young woman eyed Blaine curiously. “So this is the infamous Blaine Anderson,” she said.

Blaine smiled and nodded, “So you are the infamous Rachel Berry.”

Rachel beamed, “I don’t know about infamous, but I am famous yes. I’m one of the stars on that amazing new show Sing! I’m sure you’ve seen it.”

Blaine vaguely remembered seeing the show once or twice; it had a musical drama format that was really popular. He didn’t really remember seeing Rachel in it though.

“Rachel is Finn’s fiancé,” Kurt reminded him. “And she was one of my best friends in high school.”

“It is a pleasure to meet you,” Blaine said smiling at her.

“I know it is,” Rachel gloated. “So what is your favorite episode of Sing!?”

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“Please take the bed.”

Blaine shook his head stubbornly, “It is your bed, and you should take it. I will take the cot.”

Kurt glanced at the canvas cot that he’d salvaged from the attic. He didn’t even remember the last time anyone had slept on it, but it was still much better than sleeping on the floor. To be honest he was very grateful he had found something else since this was seriously awkward enough. Now if only Blaine would stop being so freaking polite.

“Honestly, I don’t mind sleeping on the cot. Take the bed,” Kurt replied.

“As your former doctor I order you to sleep in the bed,” Blaine said, grinning. “You’ve not been well and you need a good night’s sleep.”

Kurt frowned, was he really going to play the doctor card? Still from the look on Blaine’s face Kurt knew there would be no further arguments.

“Fine,” Kurt sighed dramatically and he pulled back the covers on his bed. “Goodnight Blaine.”

“Goodnight Kurt,” Blaine said, turning off the light.

Kurt lay in bed for several long minutes willing his mind to shut down so he could get some sleep, but it didn’t come easily. Knowing that Blaine was sleeping in the same room made Kurt feel decidedly too nervous to sleep. He concentrated on slowing down his breathing, and focusing on clearing his mind.

All of a sudden there was a loud crash that instantly made sit up in shock, “Blaine?”

Blaine groaned in what sounded like pain, and Kurt reached for his nightstand and turned on the lamp there. It seemed like the cot wasn’t as sturdy as he thought it was because it had completely collapsed with Blaine on top of it. Kurt slid off the bed and went to Blaine’s side.

“Are you alright?” he breathed.

Blaine winced and nodded, “My back hurts a little bit, but I will be fine.”

“I’m sorry about the cot, I guess there was a reason we hardly used it,” Kurt apologized.

“It’s no big deal,” Blaine replied, sitting up and stretching. A gasp escaped his mouth and a flash of pain crossed his face.

“Are you sure you’re okay?” Kurt asked.

“Who is the doctor here?” Blaine complained. “It is nothing serious, I assure you.”

“Sorry for caring,” Kurt muttered. “Next time I won’t ask.”

Blaine frowned, “I’m sorry Kurt, doctors are horrible patients. It is a proven fact. I swear that I’m alright, just a little sore.”

“Come on,” Kurt said grabbing Blaine’s arm. “Get into the bed.”

“That won’t be necessary,” Blaine replied. “I can sleep on the floor.”

“That is out of the question,” Kurt said. “We are flying back to California and jet lag is already going to be a bitch, you need a decent sleep.”

“Alright,” Blaine agreed and together they got on the bed.

Despite his earlier sleeplessness, Kurt was asleep in less than a minute.

//////////

When Kurt woke up he felt more relaxed and comfortable then he had in a long time. He lay there thinking about how relaxed he felt, how he didn’t really want to wake up fully to start the day and get rid of this amazing half dreaming state. He succeeded for several long minutes until he realized something peculiar that brought him to full wakefulness. Warm breath was hitting his face every few seconds.

His eyes snapped open and the sight before Kurt was so confusing that it took him a minute for him to remember the events of the previous night. He slept in the same bed with Blaine last night, and now Blaine’s face was mere inches from Kurt’s. He realized that his legs were tangled with Blaine’s and Blaine had a warm arm across is waist.

Blaine looked so incredibly peaceful when he slept and Kurt couldn’t tear his away from his face. He knew that Blaine was handsome, but he was nothing short of breathtaking up close. Kurt was sure that he could easily stare at this man like a piece of art forever. His heart beat painfully in his chest as he remembered that they weren’t really in a relationship, he would never have this man as his for real.

Blaine’s breathing started to change like he was waking up and Kurt momentarily panicked, but realized there was nothing he could do. Blaine’s beautiful hazel eyes fluttered open and he sleeping looked up at Kurt.

Blaine smiled then, leaning forward. Kurt froze, unsure of what was going on. It became apparent in seconds as Blaine’s lips met Kurt’s for the first time.


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Woohoo!! Yeah Blaine! I love it. Blaine and Kurt bickering about the cot was great.

I'm so glad you liked this chapter, and I really think you are going to like the next one.