You can’t stop an avalanche
As it races down a hill.

Rachel Berry’s strong voice, accompanied by the piano, filled the auditorium as the New Directions sang a song that they had been practicing for a week.

You can try to stop the seasons
But you know you never will

And you can try to stop my dancing feet
But I just cannot stand still

Blaine Anderson looked at Kurt Hummel, his boyfriend, standing beside him. It was his first performance with the New Directions and he found it interesting that the New Directions had more flexibility with the songs that they sing. He found himself smiling through the various rehearsals for this number and he was ecstatic to finally be able to perform the number and have more freedom in what he does. He took Kurt’s hand and gave it a squeeze, smiling when his boyfriend looked at him in return.

Cause you can’t stop the beat.
Five, six, seven, eight.

Finn joined her for the chorus, with the rest of New Directions singing back-up and dancing along.

Ever since this old world began
A woman found out if she shook it
She could shake up a man
And so I’m gonna shake and shimmy it
The best that I can today

Cause you can’t stop the motion of the ocean
Or the sun in the sky
You can wonder if you wanna
But I’ll never ask why

If you try and hold me down
I’m gonna spit in your eye and say
That you can’t stop the beat.

Kurt then started singing his verse.

You can’t stop a river as it rushes to the sea.

As he and Artie sang, he couldn’t help but stare at Kurt. How the hell does he move in those jeans? And his hips, oh god. How did he move in those jeans? Blaine felt himself going hard, and had to focus on the number to calm himself down.

And if they to stop us, Artie
We’ll call the N-double A-C-P

‘Cause the world keeps spinning
Round and round (round and round)
And my heart’s keeping time
To the speed of sound (speed of sound)
I was lost till I heard the drums

Then I found my way

Blaine danced and danced, moving his hips in a teasing way, knowing that Kurt was watching him. He gave a seductive wink to Kurt, who blushed, but continued to dance.

He grinned to himself, knowing that Kurt was gonna kill him later on for teasing him during a number, but he knew it was worth it.

Mercedes then took the lead with her diva-like voice, singing powerfully above all the others.

You can’t stop today
As it comes speeding down the tracks
Child yesterday is hist’ry
And it’s never coming back

The rest of New Directions joined her in the song.

Cause tomorrow is a brand new day
And it don’t know white from black

Blaine had a sudden realization, as the end of the song approached. At the end of the song in the original Broadway production, Link and Tracy kissed. He so wanted to kiss Kurt at the end of the song, but he didn’t know what would be the repercussions of his actions. He knew the effects of Rachel and Finn’s kiss during Nationals, but this wasn’t Nationals and they were just performing for fun.

Ever since we first saw the sun
A man and woman liked to shake it when the day is done

Tina took the stage with her vocals. Blaine was still internally debating whether or not to kiss Kurt.

So I'm gonna shake and shimmy it
And have some fun today
'Cause you can't stop
The motion of the ocean
Or the rain from above
You can try to stop the paradise
We're dreaming of
But you cannot stop the rhythm
Of two hearts in love to stay

Rachel and Mercedes, along with the rest of New Directions, joined Tina in the final verses of the song.

You can’t stop the beat!

You can’t stop the beat!

Without thinking, Blaine jumped over to where Kurt was, pulled him into his arms, and kissed him with all his might, not even stopping when the song was over.

Kurt pulled away from Blaine, a slight smile on his kiss-swollen lips.

“Well,” Mr. Schuester said, as the couple pulled away from each other. Blaine blushed; the environment in the room suddenly felt very awkward.

“That was hot,” said Santana, finally breaking the awkwardness in the air.

“Definitely,” Brittany added, smiling at the two.

“You guys are so adorable!” Rachel smiled at the two. Blaine was still wary of her; after all, they had somewhat “dated” a few months prior. But that quick smile from Rachel removed that wariness that he felt.

Kurt smiled at him. Blaine’s heart melted at the sight of Kurt’s smile, and he tried to kiss him again, but Mr. Schuester cleared his throat. He pulled away quickly from Kurt and listened to what Mr. Schuester was saying.

“That was an amazing performance, you guys!” he told them, smiling. “Now, assuming that we aren’t gonna write original songs for Sectionals, I think that we can use that number.” He paused. “As long as the ending doesn’t occur again,” he glanced at Blaine and Kurt, who both blushed. “Well, that’s the end of rehearsal, guys. I’ll see you on Monday!”

Kurt then turned to Blaine and said, “I can’t believe you just did that!”

“Did what?” asked Blaine, feigning innocence.

“You kissed me! At the end of a performance! If we were performing, we could’ve lost!”

“But we aren’t,” said Blaine, sweeping Kurt into his arms. “Besides, I found it adorable. After all, Link kissed Tracy at the end of Hairspray. Why can’t I do that?”

Kurt laughed. “Okay, fine. You win.”

“I so knew that that Broadway reference would melt you!”

“No it didn’t! It was just romantic, that’s all,” Kurt replied, smacking Blaine’s arm. When Blaine started laughing, he added, “Shut up! Don’t you dare bring that up again!”

“But I love you,” Blaine said, crushing his lips against Kurt.

“I love you, too,” Kurt murmured against Blaine’s lips.

It’s an amazing thing, Blaine thought, as he kissed Kurt, love is an amazing thing.