But the closer they got, the harder it was to keep the secret.

"Kurt! Guess what! A local theatre company is putting on a production of Gypsy! I bet we could get four tickets to tonight's show!"

"Wow, Rachel... I would love to but I already made other plans."

"Other plans? Well, just cancel them."

"I can't, it's complicated."

"What on Earth could possibly be more important than Gypsy?"

"I'm sorry, I just... I can't make it." He said before walking out of the room, leaving behind a very confused Rachel.

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"Dude, we haven't spent any time together on this trip, why do you keep making excuses whenever I ask you to hang out? We're brothers, brothers don't do that to each other."

"I'm sorry, Finn. I really want to, it's just..."

"I know, you're busy today. You're busy every day." Finn said before storming off.

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"Hey Kurt, want to go on another shopping spree?"

"Today? Uh... sorry, Mercedes. I can't."

"But we haven't spent any time together since our last shopping trip and that was the first day we got here... why are you acting so weird?"

"I'm not acting weird."

"Yes you are, it's like you're hiding some big dark secret or something. Every day you go out and you don't come back until we're all asleep. Nobody knows where you go or what you do... or even who you're with!"

"Well, you spent the first three days going on boat rides with that cute guy you met. I didn't flip out on you."

"That was different. I wasn't with him all day, I still made time for you, Rachel, and Finn."

"You're just saying that because he went back home and you can't hang out with him anymore."

"Why are you acting like this? This isn't you, Kurt."

"I'm not acting like anything, I'm still the same person I've always been."

"No, you're not, and I don't think I like the new you very much." Mercedes said before walking away.

Kurt sighed. He hated to lie to the people he loved most. But what other choice did he have? He couldn't tell them about Blaine...

He walked to their normal meeting spot, sitting down in the sand and sighing as he rested his head on one of the rocks. He closed his eyes, he just needed a minute to think, he had to come up with something, other wise everyone was going to end up hating him before this trip was over.

He only snapped out of his thoughts when he felt water dripping on him. He scrunched his nose up a bit in confusion before opening his eyes, screaming out of shock when he saw Blaine literally in his face. He hadn't been expecting that.

He jumped back, hitting his head on the rock behind him. "Ow!" He shouted, rubbing the back of his head.

"Did I scare you?"

"No, I always like to start the day with a good head bang and a scream."

"Well, that's a pretty weird way to start your day."

"I was being sarcas- never mind. What are you doing sneaking up on me like that?"

"I was trying to see if you were asleep."

"And you thought that was a good way to find out?"

"Gee, someone's in a bad mood."

"I'm sorry... it's just..."

"What's wrong?" Blaine asked, sitting back and resting his hands in his lap, tilting his head a bit.

"Nothing, it's not important." Kurt said, sitting back up and looking away from Blaine.

"Yes it is, tell me."

"It's just... I've been lying to my brother and my friends ever since I met you, and I think they're starting to get upset with me."

"Oh..."

"I just wish this wasn't so complicated. I wish I could introduce you to them so that they would understand why I keep disappearing all the time."

"Well, there is one thing you could do..."

"What?"

"You could bring them here to meet me."

Kurt's eyes widened a bit. "Blaine..."

"You trust them, right?"

"Of course... but..."

"And they can all keep a secret?"

"Well, maybe not Mercedes or Rachel, but.."

"And they wouldn't do anything to hurt me?"

"No! No, never..."

"Then it's up to you. If you trust them, and I mean really trust them, then I trust them."

"Are you sure? I mean, I don't want to do anything to upset you, or make you angry with me, it's so important to me, your trust, and I don't want to lose that or-"

"Kurt, I'm saying that it's okay, I don't want to be responsible for you fighting with the people you care about. If this is the only way to stop them from being mad at you, then we don't really have a choice."

"But..."

"Whether or not this happens, that's totally up to you, and I'll be fine either way. I won't get mad or stop coming to see you or anything like that, okay?"

Kurt nodded. "Okay."

"Alright, I'll see you tomorrow."

"You're leaving so soon? But you just got here."

"Go spend time with your friends, silly!" Blaine said with a smile before biting his lip and looking down. "But I'll see you tomorrow... right?"

Kurt couldn't help but smile.

It was kind of nice to know Blaine wanted to see him. It was nice to have Blaine be the one asking that for a change.

"Of course."

Blaine smiled before diving back into the water.

Kurt leaned his head back and sighed.

What was he going to do now?

On the one hand, telling them would solve all his problems. They'd know where he was going, they'd meet Blaine, see how great he was, and stop being on his case about not spending enough time with them on this trip.

But on the other hand, Mercedes and Rachel couldn't keep a secret if their lives depended on it, and Finn meant well, but what if he just blabbed to someone by accident?

On the other hand, would Puck really believe Finn if he accidentally slipped up about Kurt hanging with a merman their entire vacation?

He would if Mercedes and Rachel backed him up.

Or would he?

Ugh.

Oh, and let's not forget about Quinn's pregnancy. When Mercedes found out Puck was the father, everybody found out Puck was the father.

Although she did keep it a secret from Rachel, so she obviously could keep a secret if she really needed to.

But Rachel couldn't.

The first thing Rachel did was blab to Finn and look at all the drama that caused.

Still, he and Rachel were becoming close now, and as a friend, if he asked her to keep this secret, she would... wouldn't she?

Yeah, she would.

At least he hoped she would.

But at the same time, who were they going to tell?

Like they were really going to go back home and be like "Hey Burt! Carole! Thanks for sending us on that trip, had a lot of fun, met a merman, it was great!"

Burt. Carole. He'd nearly forgotten about them.

What was he going to tell them? If he didn't tell Finn, Rachel, and Mercedes about Blaine, then they were sure to complain to Burt and Carole about Kurt ignoring them the whole trip.

If they did that, his dad was going to want to know where he was and what he was doing that he was so busy.

Like his dad would believe that he spent his vacation with a merman.

Like he'd really even tell him that.

Not to mention the fact that Rachel was bound to mention it in Glee club when school started again.

The entire group would know about Kurt refusing to spend time with them before they could say the word Sectionals.

And that would mean they'd want to know his side of the story.

What he was doing that couldn't involve his new brother, his best friend, and his brother's girlfriend.

This whole thing was becoming way more complicated than he originally thought.

There was only one thing to do.

He had to tell them.

Because if he didn't, he'd have to explain himself to a lot more people than just Finn, Mercedes, and Rachel.

Telling the secret to three seemed to be the only way to keep the secret from many.

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"Well, look who actually bothered to show up before we all went to bed."

"Listen, I need to talk to you guys, it's important, it's about where I've been going every day."

"We're listening." Mercedes said, crossing her arms over her chest.

"Okay. I know you're mad at me about sneaking off every day, but I promise I had a good reason."

"Fine, whatever, you had your reasons."

"Come on, just listen to me, I'm trying to be honest here, and I need to know that I can trust you, all of you."

"Kurt, of course you can trust us, you know that." Rachel said.

"She's right, I'm your brother, man... I've always got your back."

Kurt sighed and tried to ignore that nervous feeling in the pit of his stomach. "Can you all keep a secret?"

"Sure."

"I'm serious. This is a big secret, not like 'Quinn's pregnant and Finn's not really the father' big, I'm talking big big. I need to know that I can really trust you to not tell anybody."

"Yeah, sure."

"I'm not kidding around, this secret is so big that if you ever repeat it, if you ever tell anyone... I'll never speak to you again."

"Woah..." Finn said, a little shocked by how serious Kurt looked.

"Kurt, you know that if it's something really important, you can trust us. If it's that big, we won't tell anybody." Mercedes stated.

"Nobody can know about this. Not your family, not even the other kids in Glee."

"Okay, we get it, dude." Finn said.

"Yeah, just tell us what it is. We promise we'll never speak a word of it to anyone else." Rachel added.

"Well, you have to promise something else too."

"What?"

"You have to promise to have an open mind, to trust me, and to not think I'm crazy."

They all raised their eyebrows and looked at one another.

Kurt just hoped he wasn't making a big mistake...