It had been nearly a month since Isabel and Blaine had started at McKinley. They had gotten slushied a few times but they didn’t let if bother them. They had gotten worse in their old school. Thomas kept trying to talk to Blaine but Blaine kept ignoring him. Blaine would just pass it off but Isabel could see that it was bothering him. She decided to go talk to Thomas before school.
Thomas was putting things in his locker when Isabel approached. He didn’t look any different than he did all those years ago. He had the same blonde hair, green eyes, and tall frame. So many of Isabel’s friends in middle school had crushes on him and thought it was absurd that she didn’t. Thomas had been her friend for so long and she had always known there was something different about him.
“What are you doing here?” she asked him when she came up to him.
He looked at her and she saw how different he actually looked. He used to have a glint in his eyes and a smile on his face. But now, the fire in his eyes had been extinguished and he looked so tired and defeated.
“I didn’t know it was a crime to go to school,” he answered sarcastically.
He sounded different, like he was agitated.
“Very funny, I’m serious.”
“I transferred.”
“Why? Tired of being popular?” she asked spitefully.
He slammed his locker. “Because I came out last year.”
He walked away leaving a shocked Isabel behind.
…
During German class, they had group work. The teacher put Thomas and Isabel together.
“Great,” he said when they joined their desks.
“What? You don’t like the assignment?” Isabel asked sarcastically.
Thomas glared at her. “I don’t like my partner.”
“At least you’re being truthful. But trust me, the feelings mutual. Let’s just do our work okay?”
Thomas nodded.
They worked on their assignment for the rest of the period. When the bell rang, Thomas collected his things and quickly left. Isabel had wanted to talk to him about what he told her but it was obvious he didn’t want to talk to her. Isabel walked to her locker and Blaine came up behind her.
“What’s up?” he asked her.
“Nothing.”
He looked at her.
“What?” she asked.
“Something’s bothering you. It’s obvious. What is it?”
“I went to talk to Thomas and he told me he came out last year.”
“Oh. Well you wanna know what happened in my French class?”
“What?”
He told her what happened on the way to their next period. She forgot about Thomas by the time the period started.
…
“Blaine.”
Blaine was at his locker before glee practice when he heard Thomas. He turned around and saw him standing there. The sight of Thomas used to make Blaine lose his breath but now nothing happened.
“Thomas.”
“You’ve been ignoring me.”
“Gee I wonder why,” he said sarcastically.
He turned back to his locker.
“I just want to talk to you.”
“Why?”
“I came out last year.”
“Yeah, Isabel already told me that.”
“Really? That’s suprising.”
Blaine froze. “What are you talking about?”
“You two weren’t very close when I knew you. I mean you acted like brother and sister but now you act like identical twins. What happened?”
Blaine looked at Thomas. This became the first time he got mad at Thomas.
“I don’t know maybe it was when you shoved me against a locker, or maybe when my food became a part of my outfit. What do you think?”
“I’m sorry for what I did.”
“You’re sorry? That’s all you can say? You had a lot of chances to say that or do something. But now it’s too late.”
“Blaine, I still love you.”
Blaine stared at him. The anger flared in him.
“It’s too late. I’m over you.”
“Blaine-”
“Blaine?”
Blaine looked and saw Kurt coming up to them. Blaine’s anger went away as fast as it had come, and he smiled.
“Hey Kurt.”
Kurt walked up to Blaine and slipped his hand into Blaine’s. Out of the corner of his eye, Blaine saw Thomas looking at their intertwined hands.
“Are you coming to glee practice?” Kurt asked.
“Yeah. I’m coming right now.”
“Who’s this?” Thomas asked.
Kurt looked at Blaine wondering the same thing.
“Kurt this is Thomas. Thomas this is my boyfriend, Kurt.”
“Hi,” Kurt said.
“Well I have to go. Bye.” Blaine said, walking away with Kurt.
When they were away from Thomas, Kurt stopped them and looked at Blaine.
“That’s Thomas? The Thomas?” he asked Blaine who nodded.
“What did he want?” Kurt asked.
“Probably wanted me back.”
“I heard him say he still loves you.”
“I don’t love him anymore.”
“Really?”
“I got over him a long time ago.” When I met you.
Kurt smiled. “So I don’t have to worry about you leaving me for him?”
“Oh god no. Definitely not. Besides, Isabel would murder me if I did.”
“She doesn’t like Thomas?”
“Not anymore.”
“Good.”
Kurt kissed Blaine and wrapped his arms around Blaine’s neck. Blaine smiled and deepened the kiss and put his arms around Kurt’s waist. He pulled Kurt closer and felt Kurt’s tongue running along his bottom lip, asking for entrance. Blaine granted it and they played tonsil hockey for a little while. Blaine felt happier than he had in a long time. He was in love with Kurt, he was completely sure of it. Oblivious to them, Thomas saw them. He had messed up badly, why couldn’t he see that before? Did he really think he could just win Blaine back by saying he still loved him? He highly doubted Blaine believed him, especially after everything with Joshua. Thomas knew that Blaine still loved him, he just needed proof Thomas loved him. Well, he’d just have to prove that he did. He would get Blaine back.
“You break them apart and I swear I will castrate you.”
Thomas turned and saw Isabel was standing behind him.
“Excuse me?”
“Blaine’s happy now, happier than he’s ever been. You destroy that and I’ll destroy you.”
“Aw, isn’t this touching?” (A/N: Yes this is AVPM reference).
“I’m serious Thomas.”
“How do you know I won’t make him happy?”
“You’re the one who broke him in the first place. He’s finally getting himself back together without you.”
“And I regret it.”
“I don’t care.”
“I want him back.”
“You can’t want what you never had.”
“You know I’ve had enough of people being mean to me. I had that all last year.”
“Now you know how Blaine and I felt. Except Blaine got his heartbroken and I-”
Isabel stopped. Thomas saw a glimpse of extreme pain in Isabel’s eyes. She’s broken beyond repair. He realized something had happened to her, something really bad. He wanted to ask her but he feared what would happen if her walls came down.
“You know what? I have to go,” he said rudely, walking away.
Maybe he should stay away from Isabel. He didn’t want to see what would happen if she broke.
…
Two weeks later and Blaine hadn’t heard or seen anything from Thomas. He had been looking for a job since Isabel had gotten a second one. She could only work at the garage on weekends, so she had to get a job during the week. He felt guilty by not helping out. Kurt had been helping him out but he couldn’t find anything. So come Friday, Kurt took Blaine out. They went to the movies and Kurt paid for it. Blaine then saw the Help Wanted sign. He got an application to work there.
They got to their seats and Kurt turned to Blaine.
“Why are you so desperate to get a job?” Kurt asked for the hundredth time.
“I want to help out with the bill and stuff. Isabel has two jobs and I have none.”
“But doesn’t your aunt pay your bills?”
“She pays our rent. She has to pay for her own stuff and she’s not that rich. So Isabel tries to pay for our other bills but she wasn’t making enough, so she got another job. And I feel like I’m not doing anything. So now I want to get a job. It’ll lessen the burden on Isabel, even though I know she’ll object at first.”
“Aw, you’re so sweet,” Kurt said with a smile.
Blaine didn’t say anything, he just smiled back.
The lights dimmed as the movie began. Kurt leaned his head against Blaine and Blaine wrapped his arm around Kurt, pulling him closer.
Kurt couldn’t pay attention to the movie. He was too focused on Blaine. How on earth did he get so lucky to find a guy like Blaine? He was so happy right now. It was as if a hole in him had been filled when he met Blaine. He had found his other half. It was amazing. Kurt didn’t know how he managed before Blaine. He realized at that moment he was completely in love with Blaine, no doubt whatsoever. He wanted to with Blaine forever, he just wasn’t sure if Blaine felt the same.
…
Blaine had finally managed to get a job at the movie theater and a week later was selling tickets when some football players and their girlfriends came up to the stand. Blaine was putting money in since he had just sold some tickets and didn’t notice them come up. He didn’t notice until one of them tapped on the window.
“Hey can we buy some tickets?” a familiar voice asked.
Blaine looked up and into bright green eyes. The eyes were attached to a short stocky boy with short brown hair. He had a large nose and a small mouth. He wasn’t very attractive at all. Blaine recognized him as Joshua, the football player who made his life a living hell. Looking at Joshua made Blaine feel sick. He brought up bad memories. Why was he here? This theater was extremely far away from his house, about two hours away.
“Look who it is guys, it’s the queer Blaine,” Joshua said.
The football players looked at Blaine and sneered. Their girlfriends just looked bored.
“You’re right Josh. It is. He certainly looks better than the last time I saw him,” a football player said.
The speaker look like Joshua in the build, except he had longish brown hair and brown eyes. He was a bit handsome, but he made Blaine feel even sicker. Jonathan, the guy who made Isabel’s life hell.
“That’s cause the last time you saw him, you were punching him in the face,” Joshua said.
“Josh, I wanna watch a movie,” a blonde girl said.
Joshua looked at her wand smiled. It was a fake smile, slimy and disgusting. “Alright sweetie.”
Josh then turned to Blaine. Blaine saw that glint in his eyes, his pupils dilated. He sneered and ordered the tickets. Blaine managed to keep his composure while he gave them the tickets. They turned to leave and Joshua and Jonathan stayed behind. Jonathan leaned close to the window and said, “Say hi to your sister for me.”
Josh winked to Blaine they both went inside. When they disappeared through the doors, Blaine ran to the bathroom and threw up. When he came back, he saw Bethanie, Isabel’s friend, sitting at the stand. She saw him and smiled.
“I saw you run to the bathroom so I took over. Are you okay? You look a little sick,” she said.
“Yeah, just a bit of nauseas. But I’m fine now,” he lied.
Beth looked worried. She was like Isabel sometimes, she could see right through him. “Are you sure? Cause I can take over for you, if you want to leave. I’ll just tell Robert you were feeling sick.”
“Really?”
Beth nodded. “Of course.”
“Thanks, you’re the best.”
“You’re welcome. Now go.”
Blaine clocked out early and went home. It was Isabel’s day off so he knew she was home. When he came to the door, he saw Isabel was on the phone in the kitchen.
“How many times do I have to tell you Jeff, there isn’t anyone at McKinley that sparks my interest.”
She was talking to Jeff and smiling. She heard the door close and saw Blaine. He was looking sick. Isabel’s smile was replaced by worry.
“Listen Jeff, can I talk to you later? Yeah, no everything’s fine. Yes I’ll talk you later tonight. Bye.”
She hung up the phone and came up to Blaine. “You’re early. What’s wrong?”
“I saw Joshua at the movie theater.”
“Oh my god,” she put a hand on his shoulder. “Are you okay?”
Blaine shook his head. I threw up.”
Isabel didn’t say anything, instead she hugged him. He hugged her back and put his head on he shoulders. He began to feel better. It was like when he was younger and upset and his mom would hug him and he’d feel better. He didn’t know when it had changed to Isabel but he knew that she could always make him feel better.
“Did he try anything?” Isabel asked him.
Blaine shook his head. “I was behind the ticket stand.”
“Good or else I might have to attack him with a baseball bat. Again.”
Blaine laughed. “Jonathan was also there.”
“Oh.”
She didn’t say anything else. Blaine couldn’t read her expression, she looked completely blank.
“Isabel?”
“Yeah?” she said looking at him.
“You okay?”
“Yeah. Anything else happen?”
“No. Beth took over for me since I wasn’t feeling well.”
“Ah, that’s good. Now we can finally have time to spend together.”
Blaine smiled. He didn’t want to tell her about the wink because he didn’t know what to make of it. He was also unsure of how she would react. He could tell that Jonathan still brought up bad memories and she might react harshly. Besides they lived two hours away. He probably wouldn’t see them again. So driving out of his mind, he hung out with Isabel until it was time to sleep.