Isabel was sitting in her dorm on her bed, doing her history homework when her phone went off. Since it was Cannibal by: Ke$ha, she knew it was Blaine. He had been joking around when they were watching Perfume one day and he began describing the taste of human flesh. Ever since then, she’d been calling a cannibal. She answered her phone.
“Hey Blaine, what’s up?” she asked.
“I need to talk to you. Are you in your dorm?” he replied.
“Yeah, what do you want to talk about?”
“I’d rather not talk about it over the phone.”
There was a knock at her door. Isabel got up off her bed, confused, phone still in her hand. She opened it and saw that Blaine was on the other side of it. He had his phone in his hand which he immediately hung up. He looked at bit flustered.
“Can I come in?” he asked when she opened the door.
She nodded and stepped aside. He walked in.
“What is it you wanted to talk about?” she asked him when she closed the door.
“It’s about Kurt.” He told her with his back to her.
“What about Kurt?” she asked, circling him and then sitting on the bed, cross-legged. He sat in front of her, also cross-legged. She put the papers that were scattered around the bed into her history book and closed it. She pushed it aside and looked at Blaine. He was looking down at the bed, looking thoughtful.
“Blaine,” she said making him look at her, “What about Kurt?”
“His bird died.”
“Oh my god, is he okay?”
“Yeah, but that’s not what I need to talk about.” He looked down.
“Okay, go on.”
“He came into Warbler’s practice upset. He then sang Blackbird.”
“The Beatles’ song?”
Blaine nodded.
Isabel was so confused. She had a feeling there was more to the story and it seemed she would have to pry it out of Blaine.
“Okay, and…?”
He paused trying to figure out what he should say next.
“His performance was…breathtaking. I mean, he’s a really good singer and he’s always breathtaking but when he sang Blackbird, it was…different. It was so emotional and touching. Something changed when he sang it, something in me changed. His performance moved me. I saw him in a different light, I think I want to be more than friends now.”
He had been looking down the whole time but now he decided to look up. Isabel was smiling at him in a kind of knowing way.
It had been three weeks since Kurt had told her of his feelings for Blaine. She hadn’t said anything or done anything, though she had been dying to. Now she had an opportunity to do something, to get them together. She had to be careful as to what she said, since she promised Kurt not to say anything about his feelings.
Blaine shifted his eyes, looking a bit uncomfortable. Even though he had come to her many times before for advice, he didn’t like to do it. It made him feel a bit weak, that he couldn’t do things on his own. But he knew he was a bit impulsive and didn’t think things through, especially when it came to his emotions. When he didn’t, the results were bad. The GAP attack fiasco was still fresh in his mind. So, as much as he didn’t like doing this, he had to admit that he needed her help.
“So… what should I do?” he asked, looking at her. “Should I wait and see if anything changes? You know, to be sure.”
Isabel shook her head,” No, you definitely should not do that.”
“Then what should I do?”
“Okay, what I’m about to tell you goes against every piece of advice I’ve ever given you. You should go up to Kurt and tell him how you feel. You should tell him about how his performance moved you. Then after that, you should- no you have to kiss him, okay?”
“But what if these feelings aren’t real or they were just spur of the moment?” he asked a bit worried.
Blaine was actually worried that these feelings weren’t genuine. It had happened with Rachel and he had nearly wrecked his relationship with Kurt. He really did care about Kurt and he didn’t want to lose his friendship.
Isabel shook her head. Sometimes, she wondered how Blaine managed to get straight As at school, he would be so clueless. His feelings for Kurt were so obvious since the beginning, she wondered why it had taken so long for him to figure them out.
“Blaine, your feelings have been so obvious, I’m surprised it’s taken this long. Trust me, these aren’t spur of the moment feelings, they’re real.”
Blaine’s face changed as he realized how true this was. He now realized that he’d always liked Kurt, he just hadn’t figured it out. He now knew that he had to do something.
“Thanks, Isabel,” Blaine said, smiling at her.
“You’re welcome, Blaine. Glad I could help. Now get out, I have homework to do.”
…
Blaine was thinking about Kurt on the way back to Dalton. Kurt was such an amazing singer and it was a shame the whole world couldn’t see it. Kurt was right about how Blaine always got the leads. Kurt needed a chance to shine and Blaine knew how to give him that.
…
(A/N: This is suppose to be like the actual scene but it’s written from my memory, which isn’t that great, so please bare with me here.)
“I think we should change our opening number to a duet,” Blaine later told the Warblers at practice.
There was a bit of an uproar at this.
“Guys, listen. We are going to lose at Regionals unless we change our number. From what Kurt has told me about New Directions, we have no chance.”
“Let’s put it to a vote. All those in favor of changing our opening number to a duet?” We asked.
Almost everyone raised their hands at this. Wes looked a bit shocked at this but regained composure. “All right, it looks like we’re having a duet.”
“Put my name on the auditions list,” Kurt said to David.
“No,” Blaine said rather abruptly. He had to have this duet with Kurt. “No auditions. I would like to sing with Kurt.”
“What? But there’s so many others with talent,” Kurt said flabbergasted.
“Let’s put it to a vote. All those in favor of Kurt singing a duet with Blaine?” Wes asked.
Everyone raised their hands at this, including David, Wes, and Thad.
“It’s decided. Congratulations Kurt,” Wes said, banging his gavel.
Blaine could see that Wes was trying not to smirk and failing. Blaine sat down, smiling. Now everyone could see Kurt like Blaine saw him.
…
An hour later
“Why’d you pick me to sing this duet with?” Kurt asked him later, when Blaine had come in to practice the duet.
Blaine had been waiting for Kurt to ask him this question.
“Kurt, there is a moment when you say to yourself, Oh, there you are. I've been looking for you forever,” Blaine said, placing his hand on top of Kurt’s. Watching you do "Blackbird" this week... that was a moment for me. About you. You moved me, Kurt, and this duet would just be an excuse to spend more time with you.” He looked straight at Kurt when he said this. Kurt looked disbelieving, like he couldn’t believe this was happening. Blaine took that opportunity and got up and kissed Kurt. At first, Kurt didn’t respond and Blaine’s heart stopped. Was he too bold? Did Kurt not return his feelings? He began to pull away but then Kurt placed his hand on Blaine’s cheek and kissed him back. They kissed for a few seconds and then Blaine pulled away. He felt so dizzy and sat down. He looked at Kurt and saw that he was smiling widely.
Blaine laughed. “We should practice.”
“I thought we already were,” Kurt said.
Blaine looked at Kurt and dove in for anther kiss. It wasn’t as innocent as the first one and more urgent. It became at teeth and tongue. Even though, they had to practice, they didn’t want to separate. After about a minute of kissing, Blaine pulled away.
“We really need to practice the duet,” he said.
“Uh-huh,” was Kurt’s reply as he pulled Blaine in for another kiss.
Blaine pulled away and said, “We’ll have plenty of time to kiss later.”
“Sure,” Kurt answered, capturing Blaine’s lips in another kiss.
Blaine was about to pull away a third time but decided to forget it. Instead, he started kissing Kurt back, even though he was at an awkward angle. He didn’t care because all that mattered was that Kurt was kissing him.
…
The next day (After Regionals)
Isabel was walking around looking for Blaine. It was disappointing the Warblers lost, but at least they tried. Isabel wanted to talk to Blaine about the Candles duet. She had seen the looks Kurt and Blaine gave each other and it wasn’t surprising. She had made Blaine tell her what happened and found out that now Kurt and Blaine were together. She just wanted more details now. She then saw Blaine talking to the Warblers. Kurt was nowhere in sight, probably with New Directions. She walked up to Blaine and tapped him on the shoulder. He turned around, saw her, and smiled.
“Hey Isabel,” he said, pulling her into a hug.
She hugged him back. “Hey Blaine. You were amazing out there. You all were,” she said to the Warblers. “It’s too bad you didn’t win.”
Wes shrugged. “Maybe next year.”
“Yep, definitely,” she answered.
“Well, we need to get back to the bus. Are you coming with?” Wes asked Blaine, who shook his head.
“Isabel’s driving me home,” Blaine said.
“Alright, drive safe.”
The Warblers turned and walked away. Isabel turned to Blaine, who grabbed Isabel’s hand and hoisted her onto his back. She jumped on and wrapped her hands around his neck. Blaine grabbed her knees and adjusted her more comfortably. It was obvious that they did this almost all the time.
“Who was that blonde boy?” Isabel asked Blaine, who hadn’t moved.
“The blonde boy?”
“Yeah the one with two-toned hair.”
“Oh, you mean Jeff?”
“Oh is that his name?”
“Yeah. Why do you want to know?”
“He’s cute.”
“Oh my god really Isabel? Do you really need another boyfriend?” Blaine asked, looking at her.
“I just said he was cute. I didn’t say that I would date him.”
“Uh-huh. Just don’t introduce him to Ashley, kay? Cause you know how she gets when she thinks you have a new boyfriend.”
“Yeah, she tries to steal him. But don’t worry, I’ll try not to.”
“Alright let’s go.”
Blaine started walking out of the auditorium with Isabel still on his back. Then they saw New Directions and Kurt. Mercedes called out to Blaine and he walked over to them. He stood next to Kurt, still carrying Isabel on his back.
“Hey Mercedes what’s up?” he asked her.
“We’re all going out to a celebratory dinner. Do you wanna come with us?” Mercedes asked, her gaze lingering on Isabel for about two seconds.
If the New Direction thought anything unusual about Blaine and Isabel, they didn’t let it on.
“Sorry, I can’t. I’m hanging with Isabel today.”
“She can come with,” Santana said, looking at Isabel.
“Yeah,” everyone else agreed.
They all wanted Blaine to come with, so they could grill him about his new relationship with Kurt.
Blaine looked at Isabel. “What do you think? Wanna hang with New Directions?”
“Sure, why not? Sounds like fun,” she answered him.
“Alright, it looks like we’re joining you guys.”
“Except I’m driving!” Isabel exclaimed before anyone could say anything.
“Do you even know where we’re going?” Mercedes asked.
“No, but I’m sure Kurt can tell us on the way there,” Isabel replied.
“Wait, I’m going with you?” Kurt asked.
“I thought it was a given,” Isabel answered.
“But, wait. I haven’t seen Kurt in forever. I’m sure Quinn can tell you,” Mercedes said. She really wants to grill Kurt about him and Blaine.
“What? Why am I going?” Quinn asked. She didn’t want to leave Rachel and Finn alone without her there. “Why can’t Rachel go?”
“Cause I wanna hang with Kurt before we get to the restaurant, too,” Rachel answered.
Suddenly all of New Directions started arguing about who was going with Isabel and Blaine. Isabel, still on Blaine’s back, rolled her eyes and then yelled, “Guys! Guys! Guys!”
They all looked at her.
“I have a solution. Where are we going?”
“Citrus.”
“Okay, I know where that is. Let’s go Blaine, to the Izmobile!”
Blaine laughed. “Alright. We’ll see you guys there. Bye.”
“Bye, Blaine,” Kurt said, smiling.
Blaine turned around and started walking away. “Where’s your car?”
“In the parking lot.”
“Oh, here I thought it was backstage.”
“Yeah, that’s cause you’re an idiot.”
The New Directions didn’t hear the rest of the conversation as Blaine walked out the door. Mercedes looked at Kurt.
“What?” he asked her.
“Aren’t you worried?” she asked him.
“About Isabel and Blaine?”
Mercedes nodded.
Kurt laughed. “No. I’ll never have to worry about that. They’re twins.”
“Oh, okay. Sorry, I was just concerned.”
Kurt put a hand on her shoulder. “You wouldn’t be the first to think that. Now, let’s go to the bus.”
…
They were all sitting at the table, at Citrus, chatting and reading the menu. Tina sat at the edge with Mercedes next to her, then Kurt, Blaine, Quinn, Finn, and Sam following. Facing Tina on the other side was Santana with Britney next to her then Rachel, Isabel, Lauren, Puck and Mike following. Artie was sitting at the edge in his wheelchair. All the girls minus Lauren and Isabel were pressing Kurt and Blaine about their relationship. The boys had told Blaine that if he hurt Kurt, they’d come after him. Lauren wasn’t really talking much, just looking at the menu. Isabel sat and observed everyone. Kurt had told Blaine who told her that Tina and Mike were dating and she could see that they had been dating for a while. They were sitting far away from each other but every now and then they’d glance at each other. Isabel could see Artie and Britney’s relationship but she could also see the attraction between Britney and Santana. Kurt had also told Blaine who told Isabel that Sam and Santana were dating but she couldn’t see the attraction. She could tell that Quinn and Finn were together but there was some sort of tension between them. Finn would shoot small glances at Rachel, who ignored them. Quinn would glare at Finn when this happened and Finn would quickly look away. Puck would sometimes whisper something to Lauren, who would just smile in response. There was a whole lot of tension with the girls but they seemed to have shelved it away for Kurt. Isabel could see how important Kurt was to New Directions and how much they cared for him.
“So, Isabel, where do you go to school?” Rachel asked Isabel, interrupting her thoughts.
Isabel looked at Rachel and saw that all the girls except Lauren were looking at her, expecting an answer. Isabel looked Blaine, who just shrugged.
“Easton all-girls Academy. It’s about an hour away,” she answered.
“Easton? Isn’t your glee club competing at Nationals?” Rachel asked.
Even though they had just won Regionals, Rachel was already thinking about the set list for Nationals and how to beat the other glee clubs competing.
“Yes, Hex Education is competing at Nationals. Though I’m not sure how much of a chance we have against you guys.”
Rachel smiled. She was about to say answer back when Kurt interrupted, “Can we not talk about glee clubs right now?”
“Sorry, I just want to know more about Isabel that’s all,” Rachel said apologetically.
“Yeah, I want to know more about Isabel. I mean, all we know is that you’re Blaine’s sister and you’re part of Easton’s glee club,” Mercedes said.
“Well, I don’t think learning about Hex Education counts,” Blaine said.
“Yeah me neither,” Kurt said, glaring at Rachel.
Isabel didn’t say anything and just smiled.
“So, Isabel. Tell us something about yourself,” Santana said, smiling.
“Like what?” Isabel asked.
“Like, uh, what do you like to do in your free time?” Rachel asked.
“Um, I read.”
“And eat and sleep,” Blaine said,
“Yeah and that, too,” Isabel said.
“What kind of books do you read?” Mercedes asked.
“Oh, that is a very broad question,” Isabel answered. “I read a lot of different books. But I mainly read fantasy novels.”
“Like Harry Potter?” Rachel asked.
Isabel laughed. “Uh yeah, a lot like Harry Potter.”
The New Directions continued to ask Isabel questions until she announced that she had to go.
“What, why? We were just getting started,” Rachel said.
“Sorry, but I have to get back before curfew, or else I’ll be in trouble, again. Do you have a ride back Blaine?” Isabel asked.
“I can take him,” Kurt said.
“Okay, thanks. Well I have to go now. It was nice meeting you.”
And with that she left.