Isabel was at her locker in school where she heard Kurt and Blaine talking.
“I don’t understand why you have to wear so much gel in your hair,” Kurt was saying.
“I like it all gelled. It looks so unruly,” Blaine answered.
“I like the way it looks without gel. I can run my fingers through it that way.”
“Well, it’s too late now. What do you want me to do, wash it off?”
“No, just please don’t wear it anymore.”
“Oh, telling me what to do now?”
“You’re acting like a five-year old.”
“No I’m not.”
“Yes you are.”
“No I am not.”
“Yes you are. Ugh. Am I really having this conversation right now?”
“You started it.”
“Well now I’m ending it.”
Kurt walked off.
“Kurt ugh.”
Blaine leaned his head against his locker. He turned his head to Isabel, who was looking at Blaine.
“What?” he sighed.
“He’s right you know. You do look better without all that gel and you were acting like a five year old.”
“Ugh, well he was telling me what to do.”
“I do that all the time.”
“You’re my sister. You’re supposed to do that.”
“He just wants you to look good. He may be your boyfriend but he’s also your friend. Besides when you have hair unruly, a lot of girl’s look at you but he knows they don’t stand a chance against him.”
Blaine sighed. “Well what I should do?”
“Well, you have gym before glee right?”
“Yeah.”
“Then wash your hair in the showers and don’t wear gel anymore.”
…
“Hey Kurt, what’s got you down?” Mercedes asked Kurt.
They were at glee club, people were walking in.
“Oh nothing. Just a silly argument me and Blaine had.”
“Over what?”
“His hair.”
“His hair?”
“He was acting like a child. Maybe I should apologize.”
“Apologize for what?”
“Does it matter?”
Mercedes looked at Kurt. She didn’t know what she should say. She’s never really been in a relationship before now. She was new to these things. Her relationship with Sam wasn’t even public. (A/N: Yes they’re together in my story, deal with it) A squeak from Kurt interrupted her train of thought. Blaine had just walked in and his hair was ungelled. In fact, it looked like it had just been washed. Blaine saw Kurt and smiled. He walked over to Kurt and kissed him on the cheek.
“You were right. It looks better this way.”
Then he leaned over and whispered into Kurt’s ear, “Besides I like it when you tug my hair.”
Kurt blushed and looked at Blaine. He smiled and Blaine wrapped his arm around Kurt’s shoulder.
Mercedes smiled. Everything’s going to be fine.
…
The next day, Blaine was at his locker, getting ready for the day. He stopped wearing the gel and at his hair out naturally.
“So back to your gel free days huh?” Blaine heard Thomas say from behind him.
Blaine whirled around, “Yeah so?”
“Was it because Kurt told you to?”
“No.”
“So why have you forgone gel?”
“Cause I like the way I look without it.”
“And so does Kurt.”
“What’s that supposed to mean?”
“Well I’m just saying that Kurt’s kind of controlling you.”
“No he’s not.”
“Well it seems like he is.”
“He’s not.”
“Well if you look at the-”
“Stop it Thomas. I know what you’re trying to do. Kurt loves me and I love him. He’s not controlling me.”
“He got mad because you didn’t get rid of your gel didn’t he?”
“No he got mad at me because I was acting immature.”
“I’m sure.”
“Oh my god Thomas. I’m not gonna leave him for you, okay? Kurt only shoves me into lockers when we’re kissing.”
Blaine walked away.
…
Kurt sat down next to Blaine at the beginning of lunch. Blaine was lost in thought.
“Hey Blaine.”
“Oh hey Kurt.”
“What’s wrong?”
“What? Nothing. Just Thomas.”
“Thomas. What’d he do now?”
“Nothing.”
“Blaine, come on. It’s clearly bothering you. Maybe I could help.”
“It was just something he said.”
“Which was?”
“He called you controlling.”
“Controlling? Why would he say that?”
“Cause of the hair thing yesterday.”
“Oh.”
Kurt was silent. He didn’t say anything and Blaine couldn’t tell what was going through his mind.
“Kurt? What’s wrong?” Blaine asked, placing his hand on Kurt’s shoulder.
“Is it true?”
“What?”
“Am I controlling you?” Kurt whispered, looking at Blaine questioningly.
Kurt didn’t want to mess up his relationship with Blaine. They had just told each other how they felt and he didn’t want to mess everything up by being clingy and controlling.
“Oh my god Kurt, of course you’re not,” Blaine immediately said.
“Yes, I am. I mean I got mad cause I didn’t like your hair with gel and then I didn’t talk to you until-”
“Kurt, Kurt, Kurt, look at me.”
Kurt turned his face to Blaine. Blaine grabbed Kurt’s hand and he looked Kurt straight in the eye.
“Let me tell you something Kurt. You are not controlling. You were right about my hair, okay? Besides, Thomas is just trying to get me to leave you, so he can try to get me back. It’s not going to work because I love you too much and he’s an ass okay?”
Kurt nodded. “Okay.”
“I’m not gonna leave you. Not matter what anyone says, especially Thomas. I love you.”
“I love you too.”
Blaine leaned over and kissed Kurt on the cheek.
…
Isabel was seriously this close to choking Thomas to death. That pompous bastard! Why is he so intent on ruining Blaine’s life? Isabel saw that Thomas was at his locker, so she went up to him.
“What are you doing?” she asked him.
He burrowed his eyebrow. “Putting my books in my locker.”
“I meant with Blaine.”
“Oh that.”
“Yes that. What the hell is your problem?”
“I don’t have a problem.”
“Then why don’t you leave Blaine alone?”
“Cause I’m still in love with him.”
“Oh wow, great excuse.”
“How do you know he’s over me? Huh?”
“I don’t know, maybe it’s the fact that he’s in love with Kurt.”
“I don’t think he really does.”
“Oh you’re thinking that he still loves you don’t you?”
“I know he does.”
“Well you’re wrong. He hates you.”
“You’re wrong okay. And I will prove it.”
“Fuck you.”
Thomas froze at these words. Isabel looked murderous. She had never been like this, she was never this angry. Sure, she got angry but not pissed off like this. She had a lot of rage in her, she was mad at something or someone.
“What’s happened to make you so angry?” he asked her.
“You. You and your selfishness. You shatter my brother’s heart because you want to fit in and then waltz back into his life expecting him to fall back into your arms. You have no idea how much you hurt Blaine. He wasn’t expecting you to come out. He would’ve gladly been your secret boyfriend but you decided that you couldn’t even acknowledge him. You push him around and stood by while people bullied him. You ruined any chance of him being with you. He doesn’t love you anymore and nothing you do will change that. So fuck you.”
She stormed off.
…
Three weeks later
Blaine didn’t know how it started. He was having a normal conversation on the phone with Kurt when suddenly they were arguing again. They’ve argued a lot lately over little and stupid things. Blaine hated all this arguing, they had just gotten to a new step in their relationship and now they were fighting.
(A/N: This is just Blaine talking)
“I’m sick and tired of this.”
“Of all this fighting.”
“Well maybe if you stopped accusing me all the time.”
“Yes, you do. You ‘re like a giant fly hovering around me all the time.”
“Are you saying this is my fault?”
“A break? You wanna take a break? Fine! Consider us on a break!”
He angrily hung up. He flung open the door to his room and saw Isabel standing there. She was in the process off taking her jacket off when he opened the door. She looked at him quizzically.
“What?” he snapped.
“Nothing.” She could tell that he was angry and she really didn’t want to talk right now.
She took off her coat and hung it up. Blaine walked into the kitchen and was started to make coffee. He was muttering something about a break. He looked to Isabel looking at him with one eyebrow raised.
‘What?” he said again.
“Nothing.”
She walked into her room and a few minutes heard Blaine’s door slam shut. About twenty minutes later, she heard a knock on her door.
“Come in,” she said.
Blaine walked in. He looked calmer then he did when she came home.
“Could you drive me over to Kurt’s?”
“Why?”
“We got into an argument and now I want to apologize. He wasn’t answering his phone.”
“Why can’t you drive yourself?”
“I can’t find me keys.”
“Isabel sighed and got up off her bed. “Okay. But you owe me.”
“Put it on my tab.”
It’s strange thing, life. So many dimensions and unanswered questions. Life never goes the way we want it to. A split decision can change everything. A split second and everything goes wrong. A split second is all it takes.
A split second-
Isabel was driving Blaine to Kurt’s house. She was always a careful driver but today she was distracted. She didn’t see the other car run a red light. Not until it slammed into the passenger side and made her car slam into a tree. Not until it was too late. Cause after that, everything went black.