Klaine Oneshots

Different

Blaine watched Kurt hug his friends goodbye, chattering excitedly about a sleepover they had planned for the following weekend. After giving the girls his input about football regulations, Rachel's face had lit up and she was dragging Mercedes out of there, a plan clearly in mind.

Blaine half-heartedly said goodbye to the girls, his mind focused entirely on Kurt. Watching Kurt today had been a shock for Blaine and for a good portion of the conversation, all he could do was sit there and try to look like he was listening while puzzling over the changes in his friend.

Kurt was so different around the girls. Blaine knew from experience that most Dalton guys were, but in the majority of those cases it resulted in the boys turning into drooling idiots. Kurt - well, he seemed to light up around them. It was if he had someone who he could relate to and Blaine saw something in him that he hadn't seen in the time Kurt had spent at Dalton.

Oh, it wasn't like Kurt didn't have friends at school, and it certainly wasn't that he was unhappy. At least, if he was, he wasn't telling Blaine about it because Blaine went out of his way to make sure Kurt was happy frequently. It was more as if another side of Kurt could be shared because he was in an environment where he could do so. The anti-bullying policies at Dalton meant nobody would tease Kurt if he were to be himself, but Blaine knew nobody would quite know what to do with the Kurt he saw in there.

For a second, Blaine felt a twinge of pity, then he realized that it wasn't something he should feel sorry for Kurt about. After all, Kurt didn't look unhappy or like he couldn't be himself at Dalton - apart from the uniform which was constantly bemoaned. It was like he just reserved that part of himself to share with his girlfriends.

And today Blaine had been allowed to experience it too, and for some reason that meant a whole lot more to Blaine than he thought it would. In fact, he wanted to see that side of Kurt a lot more often.

Blaine knew he wasn't the stereotypical gay guy from the outside. He was well presented, yes, but not fashion conscious like Kurt. He was into sports, fixed cars and hung out with his guy friends. But Blaine was gay, and he wanted to be able to share that side of himself too. He wanted people he could talk with about other boys, people he could share his previously hidden love of Vogue with. And for a long time, he hadn't had anybody like that.

When Kurt came along, Blaine felt like he could start sharing himself with Kurt and had slowly begun to do so. Spending time with the younger boy watching musicals had made Blaine feel oddly complete, like Kurt was someone he had been waiting for, to come along...

Oh. Of course.

The realization didn't hit him as hard as he thought it would. In fact, Blaine decided, he had really known all along. But seeing Kurt today had kicked it into reality. He liked Kurt.

So, why are you thinking about it now?

Chucking a few bills onto the table, Blaine watched Kurt who was waving goodbye to the girls, a slightly wistful smile on his face. He knew that the Kurt who would turn back to him wouldn't be the same Kurt that the rest of Dalton saw, but it wouldn't be the same Kurt the girls got to hang out with. Blaine felt a flash of jealousy at that, because he wanted that Kurt. He wanted Kurt to be able to give all of himself when they were together, but he knew the younger boy still held back out of fear of being rejected.

Well, show him you won't.

And then Blaine knew that the only way to be able to have all of Kurt was to give him all of himself.

"Ready to go, Blaine?"

Blaine smiled as Kurt came back over, pulling out his own wallet to cover the bill. He placed a hand over Kurt's, still smiling at the surprise of the younger boy.

"Already covered it. And yeah, let's go."

With that, he took the hand that was still in his and headed out the door, Kurt almost being dragged behind. Blaine could see his mind working overtime trying to figure out what was going on and couldn't help smiling at the confusion he was generating.

Making their way out to Blaine's car, he quickly detoured them, sitting down on a bench instead and pulling Kurt down beside him. "Blaine, what -?"

"Kurt, this is going to come out of the blue but I need to tell you something."

Kurt raised an eyebrow and Blaine mentally prepared himself for rejection as he spoke. "Basically, I like you. A lot." He watched as Kurt's eyes grew wide and tried to figure out what was in them - was that rejection?

Hoping for the best, Blaine swallowed the lump in his throat and continued. "I - I don't know how you feel. I mean, obviously I'm hoping you feel the same. I just thought I should let you know, because I saw a side of you in there today that I'd love to get to know more. I want to know everything about you, Kurt."

Blaine cut himself off before he could start rambling and broke eye contact, looking down at the ground. There was silence for a few seconds, then -

"Really?"

Blaine lifted his head, seeing a tentative hopefulness spread across Kurt's face.

"Really."

Kurt's face broke into a smile and it was if the sun had come out again. Blaine released the breath he didn't know he had been holding and smiled back, before deciding to see how far he could push his luck.

"I'd really like to kiss you right now."

And there was that hesitance again, but now Blaine recognized it as shock instead of rejection and waited.

"Really? Oh, now I sound like a broken record." Blaine chuckled lightly as Kurt groaned. "Yes. Absolutely, yes."

Blaine reached a hand out to gently touch Kurt's cheek. He heard his breathing quicken and watched his eyes flutter closed. After staring at him for a moment longer, Blaine gently leaned in and allowed their lips to meet.

He felt Kurt's breath stutter to a stop beneath his lips before a hand was against his own face and Kurt was kissing him back, gently at first before growing more passionate. Before he could lose himself completely, Blaine remembered where they were and reluctantly pulled away, watching Kurt's eyes open and taking in everything about him.

"Let's head back to Dalton," he murmured, fighting to hold back a smile at how flushed Kurt's cheeks were. "We can pick up where we left off?"

Blaine laughed as Kurt jumped to his feet, dragging him towards the car.