They stood at the bottom of the staircase, holding each others hands and staring at each other like two love-struck morons. Their names and the beeping of their timers echoing in the air.

Finally Blaine swallowed and stepped up so his face was level with Kurts. "Its you." He said, still holding on to his hand.

His soulmate, Kurt, laughed nervously and his cheeks flushed an adorable pink.

"Youre you." He answered and then shook his head. "That didnt even make sense. I mean... Youre him. Youre..."

"Im your soulmate." Blaine finished for him.

Kurts already round eyes grew a little larger and then a smile broke out over his face, showing his teeth and crinkling his eyes. Blaine knew it was a silly cliché, but he really did feel his knees grow weak.

Kurt glanced down at their hands, as if he was just now noticing that they were still grasped. He let out a little breath and pulled his hand back.

"I... I was..." He seemed flustered and Blaine wanted to help him, make him feel more at ease, but he was feeling equally flustered himself.

"Where is everyone going?" Kurt finally asked.

Blaine blinked and looked around, the other people around him slowly coming back to view again, they were still all moving towards the common rooms where the Warbler performance was going to happen.

The Warbler performance! He was supposed to be there.

At first he was frustrated and thought about blowing the whole thing off, this wasnt the best timing, but he couldnt do that to his fellow Warblers. Besides, he looked back at Kurts face, what better way to introduce himself to his soulmate than by singing to him?

"The Warblers." Blaine said. "Sometimes they throw impromptu performances. Everyone is going to watch them."

Kurt lifted his eyebrows, "So the show choir is actually cool here?"

Blaine beamed at him. "They are like rock stars." Blaine answered remembering how they had all taken him in last school year making him feel safe and at home after everything that had happened at his old school.

"Come on." He said grabbing Kurts hand again. "I know a short cut." He rushed down an empty hall that wasnt really a short cut, but was easier to get through than pushing past other Dalton students.

He got to the common rooms just in time; the Warblers were lined up and ready to sing. He reluctantly let go of Kurts hand, turned on the spot and started singing.

"You think Im pretty without any make-up on. You think Im funny when I get the punch-line wrong."

It wasnt really the song he would have picked to first serenade his soulmate, but Kurt didnt seem to mind.

After it was over Blaine could hardly even remember performing, the whole time he had looked straight at Kurt, watching his sparkling eyes and shy smile.

They ended up outside in the courtyard afterwards. Blaine wanted to just sit and talk to him all day, ask questions about every little thing, he wanted to know all there was to know about Kurt Hummel. They didnt have a lot of time though. Kurt couldnt stay long; he needed to get home before his dad did.

Blaine did learn that Kurt lived alone with his dad, his mom having passed away when he was only eight.

"I felt that." Blaine said and found Kurts hand again holding it between them on the bench they were sharing and rubbing the back of it softly with his thumb. "I felt that when I was little. I was so sad and I just... I wanted to be with you so much."

Kurts eyes filled with tears and he bit his bottom lip to keep from crying. "Im sorry you had to feel that."

Blaine shook his head and scooted in closer to him. "Im only sorry I couldnt be there. And then earlier this year... something else happened..."

"My dad had a heart-attack." Kurt said solemnly, looking down at their hands.

"Oh my god. Kurt."

"He was in a coma and I didnt know..."

Blaine could feel a painful tug on his heart and didnt know if it was from him or from Kurt or both. He hated seeing him look so scared and sad and small.

Kurt took a deep breath and looked back up at Blaine, smiling a little weakly. "Hes okay now though. He got through it and so did I. I use to imagine you singing to me." Kurt said and smoothed his already perfect hair nervously. "I know thats silly."

"Its not silly." Blaine said earnestly. "I would sing to you, at night and sometimes during the day when I felt your emotions the strongest. I didnt know what was wrong, but I wanted to help you. I would sing and imagine you were in my arms." Blaine stopped and blushed, that was a little more than he had meant to say.

Kurts cheeks and the tips of his ears were pink as well.

"You saved me you know." Blaine said frankly. "You save my life, I know you did. It was the least I could do."

Kurts face turned a shade paler and he squeezed Blaines hand. "What do you mean?" He whispered.

"Last year..." Blaine began, his heart fluttering in his chest just thinking about what had happened at his old school.

"There was this Sadie Hawkins dance and I asked a friend to go with me. He was the only other out boy I knew. I thought we could go as friends, that is wouldnt be a big deal." Blaine sighed and closed his eyes, the memories of that night still all too fresh.

"Afterwards we were in the parking lot waiting for our ride when these guys came and... they beat the crap out of us." Blaine finished lamely not wanting to go into more detail.

He opened his eyes and saw that Kurt had nudged even closer to him, his face only inches from Blaines.

"You almost died." Kurt said breathlessly, it was a statement not a question.

"Yeah... My heart stopped, apparently." Blaine said and watched Kurts worried face. "And I know that I heard someone telling me not to go, someone who made me want to keep fighting." Blaine glanced down to Kurts lips so close to his own. They were pink and looked soft and so inviting.

"I always thought it must have been my soulmate. That is must have been... you." He said in a hushed voice and looked back up into Kurts crystal blue eyes that were a little damp with unshed tears.

"You saved me." Blaine repeated.

Kurt blinked once and then surged forward. Suddenly his lips were on Blaines. Blaine was stunned still for just a moment as Kurt kissed him. Then he lifted his hands, cupping Kurts face and drawing him even closer. His gasped at the intensity of it all and Kurt slipped his tongue between Blaines lips.

Kurt moaned a little and then Blaine felt his hands on his waist, grasping at his blazer and pulling his body in closer. Blaine tilted his head to deepen their kiss and kept Kurts face in his hands, even as Kurts body flattened itself against him, still tugging on his Dalton blazer.

Blaine moved his lips and tongue against Kurts relishing the feel and taste and closeness of his soulmate.

When they finally broke away for breath they stayed close, staring into each others eyes and panting to catch their breath.

"Wow." Blaine said and Kurt laughed and leaned his forehead against Blaines.

"Yeah. Wow." Kurt said. "Best. First. Kiss. Ever."

Blaine moved his hands down to loop around Kurts back, while Kurt still held on to his waist. Suddenly Kurt backed up a little and looked at Blaine seriously.

"That was your first kiss, right?"

"Of course." Blaine said. "You get all of my first."

Kurt smiled and blushed and turned away a little.

They sat quietly for a moment before Blaine spoke again. He really wanted to just keep kissing Kurt, but he knew there was something they needed to talk about.

"So what brought you to Dalton today?"

Kurt looked up at him in surprise at the sudden subject change. He then looked away and was instantly fighting back tears.

"Things at your school... they arent great are they?"

"Im the only person out there. And the other students are..."

"You get bullied?" Blaine supplied.

"No one even seems to notice. Not my teachers. Not even my friends."

Blaine nodded his chest feeling tight and heavy. "I get that. At my old school I went to the leadership, but they were pretty much like, Well, youre gay; life is just going to be hard. And then when it got hard... I ran Kurt."

"They almost killed you." Kurt said his eyes flashing with anger.

Blaine shrugged. "Sometimes I still wish..." He sighed and shook his head. "I would love to tell you to come here, but I now that Daltons tuition isnt for anyone. But you dont have to be a victim; you can stand up for yourself. I wish I had."

Kurt looked conflicted for a moment and then planted a light peck on Blaines lips, making him shiver pleasantly. "Im just glad youre safe."

Blaine smiled and reached for Kurts hand again, he lifted it up and smoothed his thumb over Kurts now blank timer before lifting it to his lips and kissing it, and then Kurts wrist. He could feel Kurts pulse pounding beneath his skin.

"Now that weve found each other. Everything is going to be okay." Blaine said.

Kurt couldnt stay much longer. They parted with a long hug and another little kiss before Kurt left with the promise to call him later that evening.

Blaine watched from the parking lot until he could no longer see Kurts Escalade in the distance. Then he spun around and did a little jump in the air.

He had finally met his soulmate and he was the most perfect person in the entire world. He practically skipped back to the dorm rooms. Now that he had found Kurt he just had to make sure that he was always safe, and loved, and taken care of.