"Hum…. Hi!" Kurt said as he moved his hand forward, waiting for the other boy to shake it.

Normally, conversation would have engaged… If Blaine was an eight years old kid… But Blaine didn't respond. He didn't move either. He looked actually stunned, looking at Kurt with wide eyes. Wide and amazing and golden-hazel eyes. Not that Kurt noticed straight away, but...

"So did you put your room together yet?"

Still no answer…

"Do you need help with anything?"

No words…

"Ooookay…" Kurt said "Nice to meet you, Blaine!"

Come on! Talk already! I know you can, I just heard you talking with my dad!

Seeing that the other boy made no sound, Kurt turned to his dad, told him he'd go to his bedroom and do the little homework he had to do before dinner.

In reality, he was just looking for an excuse to go to his bedroom because, he had no homework to do. He made them at lunch, knowing a new kid was going to be there. He just wanted to avoid Blaine. He was ashamed of doing so, but maybe Blaine didn't want to talk to him, and that was alright. Everyone need some time to adapt, especially when you are a teenager. Changing home in that unstable period just wasn't healthy.

As he led his mind drift, Kurt came to the worst conclusion ever about Blaine: maybe he was homophobic… After all, Kurt wore one of his tightest pair of jeans today… And even tough fashion has no gender; he bought that sweater in a woman's store… So maybe Blaine assumed that Kurt was gay and hated hum right away…

Kurt looked at his phone, wanting to text Mercedes, only to find out that it was nearly dinner time. He completely lost track of time but fortunately, he didn't have to prepare anything tonight; when a new kid arrived in the house, it was tradition to eat pizza.

Hoping his father already ordered some, he made his way to Aaron's bedroom and found the boy doing his homework quietly. He told him that dinner would be ready soon and then proceed to the kitchen hoping that Blaine was elsewhere, making something.

When Kurt entered the kitchen, he found it totally empty, so he made himself busy by setting the table. His father was probably in the living room, watching some football game, waiting for the pizza to arrive.

Just as he finished putting the napkins under the forks, he heard the doorbell ringing. A few moments later, as if they had rehearsed, the pizza carried by  Aaron and followed by Burt and Blaine made its way in the kitchen. Kurt laughed a bit at their synchronicity and then settled down on his chair while Burt was placing pizza on everybody's' plates.

Dinner was… silent. Aaron was too intimidated by Blaine to even think about talking. Blaine was looking at the mushrooms on the side of his plate.

Okay… He doesn't like mushrooms… That's at least something I know… Kurt thought

Burt just wasn't talkative tonight and Kurt himself, who usually lead dinner discussions just stayed quiet, still hunted by Blaine's total silence towards him.

Even when quiet Aaron and Kurt met for the first time, he managed to make him talk with within thirty seconds. That, according to Aaron's social worker, was a record!

When all the dishes were clean and leftovers were placed in the fridge, Burt took Aaron to his dentist appointment, leaving Blaine and Kurt alone.

Kurt was about to made his way to his room, leaving Blaine behind in the kitchen without even a glance, when he heard a shy voice.

"Erm... K-Kurt?"

Kurt turned around, trying not to sound shocked by Blaine actually talking to him, after the silence treatment.

"Yes?" he answered, as sweetly as possible, not letting his back thoughts being in the way.

"Hum… I saw the movie shelf… You have Beauty and the Beast… It was my favourite movie as a kid and I didn't get to watch it since… well… since forever! Would you mind if I borrow it later tonight?"

Wow! Okay! So the guy wanted to watch Beauty and the Beast… Kurt was baffled. Maybe his bonding plans were not all crushed…

"No! Of course not!" Kurt replied "Movies are there for every one! If you want, I could make some pop corn and we could watch it together now, on the flat screen while my father is away! I know we just had dinner, but it could be great!"

"Yeah… hum… why not!"

"Okay! Just give me a minute and I'll be in the living room!"

Thinking that maybe Blaine was may not be homophobic but just really shy, Kurt went to the kitchen and took out the Popcorn machine; he hated microwaved popcorn, claiming he would keep cancer out of this household, even if the link between the two was never proven.

A few minutes later, Kurt found Blaine in the living room, trying to make the VCR work on the TV. Kurt never replaced his old VHS, it was a souvenir from his mother. He could remember the nights he actually watched his movies with her and some other kids. It was just soothing and sweet. But it was now his turn to share comforting moments with foster kids. Or awkward moments with untalkative teenagers…

Laughing a bit to himself, Kurt showed Blaine how to make the VCR work on a 21st century television.

Then, the movie started. From the corner of his eyes, Kurt could see that Blaine was mouthing the words of the first song, as if after all these years, he never forgot them.

Well… at least he was like every other kids… Watching Disney movies, learning all the lyrics by heart.

A little bit after the scene where Belle enters the West Wing, Kurt tried to engage conversation with Blaine.

"So… You don't like mushrooms?"

He decided to try humour to find out more about the boy. Maybe he could make him talk with some light chatting…

"Yeah… They're just grey and sometimes looking like jelly and gross…" Blaine answered, a little bit surprised

"I know what you mean… I started to like them when I was about thirteen… Emily, the girl who was here before you, made the most delicious pastas… When she told me that her secret ingredient was canned mushroom cream, I was stunned but it made me start eating that grey stuff, as I used to say!"

And just like that, they started talking about things they liked and didn't like. When music came on the subject, the atmosphere in the room became heavier…

"Yeah… I was in the glee club at my school…" Blaine stated

"Oh, really? I'm in mine! Which school are you from? Maybe we would compete against each other! That would be weird but fun! Wait… did you say "were" in glee club?"

"Yes… I was with the Dalton Academy Warblers… I was about to become their lead singer this year, a record because I'm only a junior and it's usually a senior spot… Last year's council and the three guys that would form the council this year agreed upon this…"

"What happened?" Kurt asked

"Oh… I… I… I won't go back to Dalton… I mean… Your father could never afford the tuition and the state wouldn't pay so… Yeah…" Blaine had trouble to hide how embarrassed he was. Maybe he had some trouble at school and was kicked out. Maybe he was from another Foster Home, with more money and they could afford private school, but, over the summer, had to transfer to another household for whatever reason

"Where are you going to school now?" Kurt asked "I never saw you in McKinley Halls…"

"Well… That would be because I haven't started school yet… But I'm definitely going to McKinley… Tomorrow…"

"You haven't started school? But why?"

"It's… Complicated…"

But their conversation couldn't go any further, because Burt and Aaron came back. Kurt and Blaine just finished their movie without talking. After the credits (Kurt insisted on listening to Céline Dion's and whatever-that-guy-name-was' song) Blaine went to his bedroom, claiming he was tired. Kurt asked Aaron if he wanted to play Super Mario Brother's with him and the younger boy just came running into the living room, reaching for the Wii Mote.

The two boys started to talk about their days at school, Aaron being more talkative to Kurt than he was to anyone else.

Burt watched the two boys in the living room, bonding, again, like every night. He knew that Kurt would be the perfect boy to take care of Blaine, even if he didn't know yet. Burt had read Blaine's file, as any Foster Father would, but Kurt wasn't allowed to. He didn't know how much Blaine could relate to him. But he knew that someday, he would learn everything from Blaine, because Kurt was like that, he could make anyone love him when he let his icy façade melt. From the shyest kid to the most broken teenager. Blaine just needed time to open up and Kurt had the patience to wait for him.

Later that night, when Kurt was in his bedroom, he thought a lot about Blaine. Where did he come from and why hadn't he started school yet? He checked Dalton Academy's website and found out it was an all boys private school. An expansive one. Why would a kid, as wealthy as Blaine would be taken in charge by the state… Maybe his parents were dead and he had no relative.

Kurt saw many kids, but a vast majority seemed to come from poor families. Not that he thought that poor people couldn't take care of children, on the contrary, but the statistics seemed to say otherwise sometimes.

As he went to the bathroom, before going to bed, he heard someone crying softly. He followed the sound and realized that it was coming from Blaine's room. He didn't knock; people always cried on their first night in a Foster Home, why would Blaine be an exception?

But when he came back in his room, a few minutes later, Kurt started to regret not entering Blaine's room… There was something broken in Blaine, he knew it… He looked at his mom's picture on his bedside table and told her aloud:

"I'll found out what's wrong with him mom… And I'll fix him! I promise! Just like you would have done!"