XX

TWO MONTHS LATER

Ever since Kurt and Blaine had that conversation at the Lima Bean Kurt had made it his mission to make Blaine feel wanted and accepted in the glee club. However, Kurt really didn’t have to do that much work. The New Directions fed off of Blaine’s talent and personality. Around Kurt he sometimes let his walls down, but around everyone else he was upbeat and amiable. Kurt didn’t mind though, he was excited that Blaine trusted him. They’d gone on tons of coffee “dates” and hung out nearly every weekend. They were fast friends, and okay, Kurt admitted, they did flirt. But it wasn’t until a few weeks later that Kurt felt like things might become something more.

“Hey Blaine, would you please come to the movies with me tonight? They released Rent in theatres for only one night and Mercedes refuses to sit through another ‘sad depressing movie’ and I can’t deal with Rachel for that long.”

“Wait. They are releasing Rent in theatres? Absolutely. I’ll be there.”

“Oh my god, thank you! I didn’t want to have to sit there by myself crying over Angel, but do you want me to pick you up?”

“If you don’t mind.”

“Cool, I’ll swing by your house tonight say 6:30? The movie starts at 7:00 so we’ll have plenty of time.”

“Okay I’ll be ready; we should get coffee after too.”

“Oh right, our mutual caffeine addiction, so it’s a date!” The second the words slipped out of Kurt’s mouth he regretted them. He didn’t mean like a date date, he meant that it was a solid plan. “Ugh um well-“ Kurt stuttered. “I mean, you know, it’s a plan.”

“Sure yeah exactly.” Blaine seemed flustered as well. “It’s a plan.”

“Alright, well I’ll see you tonight.” Kurt was mortified. He sped off down the hallway. Of course he wanted it to be a date; he was falling for Blaine, and hard. But right now they were just friends, and maybe eventually they would be more, but he had to take it slow.

As the clock struck 6:30 Kurt pulled into Blaine’s driveway. Kurt was anxious, he and Blaine had gone to the movies several times, but after the slip up during school Kurt was going to have to play it safe. He wasn’t sure why he felt this way; why couldn’t he have a relationship with Blaine? Why, exactly, did he have to play it safe? No, now was not the time, he still felt like Blaine needed support more than a relationship. Blaine bounded out of his house, and boy did he look delicious. Black jeans that looked amazing, a beautiful turquoise shirt, and a black vest that Kurt wished he could tear off. Kurt shook his head, he had to stop letting his hormones take precedence over his common sense.

“Hey” Kurt greeted Blaine cheerily as he slid into his car. “Ready to see one of the greatest musicals of all time?”

“Oh my gosh yes, Rent is one of my absolute favorite musicals.”

“Same, I brought the soundtrack just for this occasion, to get into the right mood.” Kurt slid his beloved CD into place and the beginning notes to “Seasons of Love” trickled out of his state of the art sound system. Instantly the two energetic boys began singing to their heart’s content. They went through the soundtrack, and came to “I’ll Cover You”, Kurt singing Angel’s part and Blaine singing Collin’s. Kurt pictured the two of them holding hands and skipping through the streets of NYC all whilst singing along to Rent. Blaine didn’t even seem to notice the battle Kurt was fighting in his own head. They eventually arrived and Blaine offered to buy Kurt’s ticket.

“You don’t have to do that.” Kurt protested.

“Put your money away dummy, I got this.”

They pulled their car into the lot and settled back for the movie. Kurt hadn’t mentioned to Blaine that it was a drive in movie, but he didn’t think it mattered. Blaine didn’t seem to care, this was the only way they’d be able to see the movie, and it wasn’t playing at any other theatres. They had gotten there 15 minutes early and had time to kill.

“Let’s play a game.” Blaine suggested.

“Do you have one in mind?”

“As a matter of fact Mr. Hummel, I do.”

“Alright Mr. Anderson, fill me in.”

“Okay well I ask you a question, and you have to answer my question with another question.”

“Uh okay you start.”

Blaine was bouncing in his seat a little, Kurt was reminded of an over excited puppy.

“Would you rather I have terrible fashion sense, or a terrible voice?” Blaine smirked, thinking he’d asked Kurt a difficult question.

“Terrible fashion sense, I can fix that, however I can’t fix a bad voice.”

Blaine looked slightly put out that Kurt managed to swiftly answer his question.

“Would you ever use an online dating website?” Kurt smirked back.

“Never. I always envision meeting the man of my dreams at a coffee shop, sans the help of a third party individual. Would you rather meet a guy in a bar or a coffee shop?”

“Oh coffee shop hands down” Kurt answered. “Because if you’re in a bar, you know they’re looking for someone, coffee shops are much more coincidental and there’s no pressure. Do you have a kink for coffee and or coffee shops?”

“Kurt!” Blaine blushed. “You are taking the innocence out of a perfectly chaste beverage!”

“That’s not an answer.”

“Fine. No, I do not have a thing for coffee. I just find coffee shops romantic. Happy?”

“Yes, very actually. Does that count as your question?”

“Does that count as yours?”

“No. But you do owe me a question.”

“Fine. What’s your perfect first date?”

“Oh getting to the hard hitting questions here are we now?” Kurt’s heart was beating fast. He knew him and Blaine were tiptoeing the line of friendly conversation and shameless flirting. “I’d love to meet a guy somewhere quaint. Like a coffee shop.” Blaine beamed. “And then take a romantic walk, and possibly see a show at the local theatre, because obviously the guy I date has to be into that kind of thing. Blondes or brunettes?”

“That sounds like a lovely date. And blondes, but sometimes I’ll make an exception.” Blaine bit his lip. Kurt could swear he could feel the sexual tension in the car. “Do you want kids one day?”

“Yes.” Kurt smiled just thinking of it. “I’d love to raise a child. Are you happy you moved here?”

“At first; no. But then I met this guy, maybe you know him. He has light brown hair with Kennedy’s impeccable hairline, an amazing voice, and flawless fashion sense. And this guy helped me settle in and actually became my closest friend here.” Although Blaine was kind of teasing Kurt, he still seemed like he was speaking truthfully.

“You’ll have to introduce me to this guy; he seems like a real keeper.”

“Oh he is.”

“You’re breaking the rules.” Kurt could practically hear his heart beating out of his chest.

“Hm?”

“You didn’t ask me a question.”

“Oh right. Hm, do you make a habit of rescuing new students from the wrath of Karofsky and his minions?” Blaine grinned up at Kurt.

“Oh well I have been known to do my best to help powerless wimpy newbies.”

Blaine jokingly punched Kurt’s arm.

“..but a few moths ago I saw this boy, he had curly hair that should seem hobo-esque but is somehow cute, I eventually learned that he too had a great voice and swept him under my wing.”

“Hobo-esque?” Blaine ran his fingers through his curls. Kurt wanted nothing more than to reach over and do the same.

“Why are you getting flustered?” Kurt teased. “Do you know this guy or something?”

“Yeah I actually met him a few weeks ago; you forgot to mention his dreamy smile and to kill for eyes.” Kurt and Blaine exploded into fits of giggles. They were enjoying the light hearted flirting; they were so comfortable around each other. It was hard to imagine that only a few months ago they were strangers.

“Your turn to ask a question.” Kurt looked up expectantly at Blaine. “You know, for someone who suggested this game, you kind of suck at it.”

“I’m sorry, you keep distracting me! Anyway, okay my next question.” Blaine seemed a bit nervous. “Do you kiss on the first date?”

“Depends, who am I on a date with?”

“Maybe a curly haired hobbit?” Blaine raised his shoulders a little bit in question.

“Normally, no. But like you, there’s always an exception to the rule.” Blaine looked up at Kurt longingly, they made eye contact and it was like everything slid into place. Kurt leaned over the arm rest and put his hand on Blaine’s cheek. Blaine bit his lip again and then leaned into Kurt. Their lips met, it was a soft kiss, tender, and it only lasted a few seconds. They pulled away after a few moments.

“Was, was that okay?” Blaine spoke softly, he looked worried, almost scared.

“That was better than okay.” Kurt whispered back. The two boys leaned in again for another kiss, this was one was a little more intimate; they were a little more comfortable.

“What exactly, does this mean?” Kurt didn’t want there to be an awkward confusion between the two of them. He would hate to be stuck between lovers and friends.

“I don’t really know.” Blaine admitted.

“Well as I’m sure you’ve figured it out by now, I really like you Blaine.” They both chuckled.

“That’s good to hear, the feelings mutual.”

Kurt’s heart soared.

“Well we can talk later, the movie’s about to start. And as the starting credits started to roll, they shared a few sweet kisses before leaning back to watch the movie, with fingers laced.

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A/N

YAY FOR KLAINE KISSES