The Dalton Academy's Hiking Trip (2/10)
Title: The Dalton Academy's Hiking Trip
Pairing: Klaine
Rating: PG-13
Spoiler: Everything up to 2x12 ( The conversation about Kurt thinking Blaine wanted to ask out him on valentines day never happened)
Summary: It's April and Kurt is slowly giving up on him and Blaine ever becoming more then friends. But with the upcoming hiking trip, Kurt has to face Blaine every second of the next week. Up there in the mountains stuff happens and Kurt sees a very different side to some of his Warbler friends.
The sun was still hiding behind the horizon and it was pretty could outside. Most of the students of Dalton stood outside, waiting for the buses to arrive, so that things could get started. Everybody was standing around in little groups, producing smoke when their warm breath escaped into the early morning. Like always Blaine couldn't get along without his coffee. It was his third cup as far as Kurt had counted. It seemed like Blaine couldn't go though a morning without his life elixir called coffee, so it would be hell for him to wake up somewhere in the Blue Ridge Mountains without his morning coffee. Even though it was called a school trip, nobody had bother do wear the Dalton uniform for the trip. Thankfully they had told Kurt and it had been in one of his clear moments in which he hadn't been in his dream world.
When everybody finally had settled into the two buses and everybody was ready to go, the sun had already began to rise and dunked the sky in all possible shades of red and orange. The buses drove off and they left Dalton behind them, but a nine to ten hour drive was ahead of them.
They had driven for a while and the sun was a pain by now, so Kurt had slid on his sunglasses and was reading the latest issue of Vogue. Blaine had fallen asleep again shortly after they had taken off, but now he was leaning over to look what Kurt was doing. He smiled shortly when Kurt looked at him and then he reached up for his duffel bag to get his own, pink, pair of sunglasses. He slid them on and leaned back in his seat, making himself comfortable. Kurt almost thought, that Blaine would go back to sleep, but he was mistaken.
Oh Yeah, Yeah
I got a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine
I got a love and I know that it's all mine, oh, oh oh oh
Do what you want but you're never gone break me
Sticks and stones will never gone shake me, oh, oh oh oh
Some of the Warblers joint Blaine after the first chorus, but Kurt just sat there, eyes wide open, even though nobody could see it and was staring at Blaine.
Take me away, a secret place
A sweet escape, take me away
Take me way to better days
Take me way a hiding place
Some other members joint Blaine, but Kurt couldn't get out a single note. All this seemed like it was planed to happen. It kind of was to perfect to be just spontaneous.
I got a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine
I got a love and I know that it's all mine oh, oh oh oh oh
Do what you want but you're never gone break me
Sticks and stones will never gone shake me, oh, oh oh oh
Now everybody from the Warblers was singing along and the entire bus was into the song.
I got a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine
I got a love and I know that it's all mine oh, oh oh oh oh
Wish that you could but you ain't gonna own me
Do anything you can to control me, oh, oh oh oh
Take me away, a secret place
A sweet escape, take me away
Take me way to better days
Take me way a hiding place
There's a place that I go that nobody knows
Where the rivers flow and I call it home
And there's no more lies in the darkness there's light
And nobody cries, there's only butterflies
And now even Kurt joint the Warblers. It really was kind of too perfect.
Take me away, a secret place
A sweet escape, take me away
Take me way to better days
Take me way a hiding place
Take me away, a secret place
A sweet escape, take me away
Take me way to better days
Take me way a hiding place
Everybody was singing. The Warblers together with all the other students. It was great and Kurt realized that something like that would have never happened at McKinley. If they would have made a class trip and somebody had started to sing, he had gotten a punch in the face for that. But with all the guys from Dalton it was different. Even though not everybody of them was into music, they wouldn't come over and punch Blaine or one of the other Warblers, because they respected each other.
Take me away,
(I got a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine)
A secret place
(I got a love and I know it's all mine)
To better days, take me away
Take me away
(I got a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine)
A secret place
(I got a love and I know it's all mine)
Take me way, a hiding place
The sun is on my side and takes me for a ride
I smile up to the sky, I know I'll be alright
The sun is on my side and takes me for a ride
I smile up to the sky, I know I'll be alright
After that the drive was over in no time. They had sung some more songs and Blaine again had managed it, to make Kurt smiling constantly. By that time, he had thrown all his worries away. Told himself to let go of it and just enjoy the coming days.
The bus pulled into a parking lot by the foot of a mountain. The sun was shining brightly and it was pretty warm for April. The sky was clear and everything seemed to be perfect. When the bus finally was empty and all the students were standing outside, Mr. Isaac drew their attention to him.
"Most of aren't here the first tim, but the rules have changed a little so I'm going it one more time for all of you guys. So listen up. First of all, we haven't canceled the mountain run, like some of you thought"
It was a sigh that went through the entire crowd. Obviously `the mountain run´ wasn’t something of their liking.
“Also, the conditions for the mountain run are different this year, because we noticed how much you all liked it. The bag each of you has packed is not going to be delivered to the cottage, but every single one of you has to carry his luggage with him, all the way.”
There was another sigh, this time it was even louder than the first one. Some of the guys even dropped their bags in protest and said stuff Kurt couldn't understand properly.
This definitely isn't good, not good at all. What in hell is this `mountain run´that the guys hate some much about it? I think that's something I really am going to ask Blaine about.
“As in every year, you all will have kitchen service. Planes of the groups will hang out at the cottage. The kitchen service starts tomorrow morning. The group will be make breakfast, lunch and dinner. Also it is their responsibility to clean the dishes and the kitchen after their work. Ditching the kitchen service will have consequences. Okay, that's everything for now. You have half an hour to relax before the mountain run will start. We'll meet right here.”
The crowd diverted and again small groups were hanging out together. Kurt decided against staying with the others and walked the small distance between the parking lot and the nearby meadow. He laid down in the dry grass and looked up into the sky. There were no clouds in the sky. Only the sun was shining down and made the air heat up. He closed his eyes and just relaxed. He felt the sun on his skin and the light breeze in his short hair. Kurt was so relaxed and totally somewhere else, so that he didn't noticed Blaine coming up to him and sitting down next to him the grass.
“Kurt, I have to admit, that it's just awesome, who you can lay here in the grass, totally relaxed and you still look like you are having a photo shoot for Vogue going on.”
Kurt took of his sunglasses and shoot Blaine a look, that should have told him everything.
“Are you kidding me. I totally don't look like that.”
Blaine just smiled at him and Kurt could just shake his head.
“Blaine, I have a question.”
“Shoot, Kurt. Whatever it is.”
“What is this `mountain run´? Everybody pretty much hates it, or am I getting something wrong?”
First, Blaine was laughing but it turned into coughing.
“Oh, the `mountain run´. No actually it's great. You know, I think walking up this damn mountain to the cottage, that is like almost all the way up to the top, is pretty much fun.”
It was totally clear that Blaine hated it as much as the other guys did.
Okay, so it wasn't fun. But where did they have to go? All the way up the mountain? Wait, what?
“Blaine? Where is the cottage?”
Kurt had a serious look on his face. Blaine pointed towards the mountain, so Kurt sat up to see where Blaine was pointing. Somewhere almost all the way up to the top, Kurt could make out a cottage, surrounded by trees. There was no street that let up to the cottage or at least you couldn't see it from their location.
“No way. You've gotta be kidding me, right?!”
“No. Just like I said. All the way up there with your duffel bag. By the way, we have to keep going, or we'll be late. Not that I would bother, but I have no map and I don't want to do this the hard way.”
Both got up and walked over to the parking lot. Everybody was back and Mr. Isaac was giving the last instructions. After Mr. Isaac had finished, telling them stuff for the case that one of them got lost, they started their walk up the mountain.
Kurt swung his Kenneth Cole duffel bag over his shoulder. It really wasn't the right bag to take for a walk up the mountain, but at least Kurt's bag of choice wasn't that big and didn't have any wheels, like Nick's. The poor guy definitely had made the wrong choice and now he had to drag his wheeled duffel bag all the way up the mountain, because it definitely was to big to swing over a shoulder and carry it.
“Nick, have you packed your entire closet?”
“No, I guess I just overdid it. Even you managed to pack only a small bag and you're kind of a fashion freak. How did you manage not to pack your entire closet? You're so obsessed with fashion that I didn't thought you could actually live without it, not even for a week.”
“Okay, actually I'm obsessed with fashion, but I manged it, somehow, to fit everything I need in here.”
By that time they had already reached the forest, that stretched out over the entire park. You could hear birds sing. The sun made her way through the leaves sometimes and so it wasn't that warm under the protecting roof of leaves. That was something that definitely made the whole thing much more pleasant than walking in the burning sun.
But still the time didn't wanted to pass faster and the way they had ahead of them just seemed to get longer and longer instead of shorter. By the time they finally reached the cottage everybody was exhausted and tired. The only one that was still properly standing was Mr. Isaac. Thankfully they hadn't lost anybody, so they could just do what every they wanted for the rest of the day.
Kurt fell onto a bed in the very back of the cottage and didn't want to move ever again. His legs were hurting and also was his butt.
“Don't worry, it'll get worse tomorrow and will last maybe the day but after that it will be gone.”
His face must have been a total give away, but Kurt didn't care. He just wanted to lie here and just don't move fore the rest of the day, or tomorrow or ever again until the pain had stopped. He heard how Blaine sat down on the bed next to his and how his duffel bag hit the ground.
“By the way, we have service on Saturday.”
“We?”
“Yeah, they put us together in on of the kitchen service groups. We have on Saturday and I'm begging you to wake me like an hour before we have to be in the kitchen or otherwise, I really will get in trouble for not showing up, but sleeping. I'm not a morning person, so could you do that for me?”
“Sure.”
“So, will Mr. Isaac be the only teacher up here with us?”
“No, the others will be brought up here with a car. Haven't you seen the street that goes up here on our way?”
“No, I wasn't actually paying attention to that. I was more worried about the thought when the entire thing would be over and I could lie down and not move anymore.”
Blaine laughed next to him.
“You'll get used to the pain and I won't be that bad after a few days.”
Kurt sat up straight so abruptly as if a lightning had hit him.
“What do you mean? Get used to it!”
Pairing: Klaine
Rating: PG-13
Spoiler: Everything up to 2x12 ( The conversation about Kurt thinking Blaine wanted to ask out him on valentines day never happened)
Summary: It's April and Kurt is slowly giving up on him and Blaine ever becoming more then friends. But with the upcoming hiking trip, Kurt has to face Blaine every second of the next week. Up there in the mountains stuff happens and Kurt sees a very different side to some of his Warbler friends.
The sun was still hiding behind the horizon and it was pretty could outside. Most of the students of Dalton stood outside, waiting for the buses to arrive, so that things could get started. Everybody was standing around in little groups, producing smoke when their warm breath escaped into the early morning. Like always Blaine couldn't get along without his coffee. It was his third cup as far as Kurt had counted. It seemed like Blaine couldn't go though a morning without his life elixir called coffee, so it would be hell for him to wake up somewhere in the Blue Ridge Mountains without his morning coffee. Even though it was called a school trip, nobody had bother do wear the Dalton uniform for the trip. Thankfully they had told Kurt and it had been in one of his clear moments in which he hadn't been in his dream world.
When everybody finally had settled into the two buses and everybody was ready to go, the sun had already began to rise and dunked the sky in all possible shades of red and orange. The buses drove off and they left Dalton behind them, but a nine to ten hour drive was ahead of them.
They had driven for a while and the sun was a pain by now, so Kurt had slid on his sunglasses and was reading the latest issue of Vogue. Blaine had fallen asleep again shortly after they had taken off, but now he was leaning over to look what Kurt was doing. He smiled shortly when Kurt looked at him and then he reached up for his duffel bag to get his own, pink, pair of sunglasses. He slid them on and leaned back in his seat, making himself comfortable. Kurt almost thought, that Blaine would go back to sleep, but he was mistaken.
Oh Yeah, Yeah
I got a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine
I got a love and I know that it's all mine, oh, oh oh oh
Do what you want but you're never gone break me
Sticks and stones will never gone shake me, oh, oh oh oh
Some of the Warblers joint Blaine after the first chorus, but Kurt just sat there, eyes wide open, even though nobody could see it and was staring at Blaine.
Take me away, a secret place
A sweet escape, take me away
Take me way to better days
Take me way a hiding place
Some other members joint Blaine, but Kurt couldn't get out a single note. All this seemed like it was planed to happen. It kind of was to perfect to be just spontaneous.
I got a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine
I got a love and I know that it's all mine oh, oh oh oh oh
Do what you want but you're never gone break me
Sticks and stones will never gone shake me, oh, oh oh oh
Now everybody from the Warblers was singing along and the entire bus was into the song.
I got a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine
I got a love and I know that it's all mine oh, oh oh oh oh
Wish that you could but you ain't gonna own me
Do anything you can to control me, oh, oh oh oh
Take me away, a secret place
A sweet escape, take me away
Take me way to better days
Take me way a hiding place
There's a place that I go that nobody knows
Where the rivers flow and I call it home
And there's no more lies in the darkness there's light
And nobody cries, there's only butterflies
And now even Kurt joint the Warblers. It really was kind of too perfect.
Take me away, a secret place
A sweet escape, take me away
Take me way to better days
Take me way a hiding place
Take me away, a secret place
A sweet escape, take me away
Take me way to better days
Take me way a hiding place
Everybody was singing. The Warblers together with all the other students. It was great and Kurt realized that something like that would have never happened at McKinley. If they would have made a class trip and somebody had started to sing, he had gotten a punch in the face for that. But with all the guys from Dalton it was different. Even though not everybody of them was into music, they wouldn't come over and punch Blaine or one of the other Warblers, because they respected each other.
Take me away,
(I got a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine)
A secret place
(I got a love and I know it's all mine)
To better days, take me away
Take me away
(I got a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine)
A secret place
(I got a love and I know it's all mine)
Take me way, a hiding place
The sun is on my side and takes me for a ride
I smile up to the sky, I know I'll be alright
The sun is on my side and takes me for a ride
I smile up to the sky, I know I'll be alright
After that the drive was over in no time. They had sung some more songs and Blaine again had managed it, to make Kurt smiling constantly. By that time, he had thrown all his worries away. Told himself to let go of it and just enjoy the coming days.
The bus pulled into a parking lot by the foot of a mountain. The sun was shining brightly and it was pretty warm for April. The sky was clear and everything seemed to be perfect. When the bus finally was empty and all the students were standing outside, Mr. Isaac drew their attention to him.
"Most of aren't here the first tim, but the rules have changed a little so I'm going it one more time for all of you guys. So listen up. First of all, we haven't canceled the mountain run, like some of you thought"
It was a sigh that went through the entire crowd. Obviously `the mountain run´ wasn’t something of their liking.
“Also, the conditions for the mountain run are different this year, because we noticed how much you all liked it. The bag each of you has packed is not going to be delivered to the cottage, but every single one of you has to carry his luggage with him, all the way.”
There was another sigh, this time it was even louder than the first one. Some of the guys even dropped their bags in protest and said stuff Kurt couldn't understand properly.
This definitely isn't good, not good at all. What in hell is this `mountain run´that the guys hate some much about it? I think that's something I really am going to ask Blaine about.
“As in every year, you all will have kitchen service. Planes of the groups will hang out at the cottage. The kitchen service starts tomorrow morning. The group will be make breakfast, lunch and dinner. Also it is their responsibility to clean the dishes and the kitchen after their work. Ditching the kitchen service will have consequences. Okay, that's everything for now. You have half an hour to relax before the mountain run will start. We'll meet right here.”
The crowd diverted and again small groups were hanging out together. Kurt decided against staying with the others and walked the small distance between the parking lot and the nearby meadow. He laid down in the dry grass and looked up into the sky. There were no clouds in the sky. Only the sun was shining down and made the air heat up. He closed his eyes and just relaxed. He felt the sun on his skin and the light breeze in his short hair. Kurt was so relaxed and totally somewhere else, so that he didn't noticed Blaine coming up to him and sitting down next to him the grass.
“Kurt, I have to admit, that it's just awesome, who you can lay here in the grass, totally relaxed and you still look like you are having a photo shoot for Vogue going on.”
Kurt took of his sunglasses and shoot Blaine a look, that should have told him everything.
“Are you kidding me. I totally don't look like that.”
Blaine just smiled at him and Kurt could just shake his head.
“Blaine, I have a question.”
“Shoot, Kurt. Whatever it is.”
“What is this `mountain run´? Everybody pretty much hates it, or am I getting something wrong?”
First, Blaine was laughing but it turned into coughing.
“Oh, the `mountain run´. No actually it's great. You know, I think walking up this damn mountain to the cottage, that is like almost all the way up to the top, is pretty much fun.”
It was totally clear that Blaine hated it as much as the other guys did.
Okay, so it wasn't fun. But where did they have to go? All the way up the mountain? Wait, what?
“Blaine? Where is the cottage?”
Kurt had a serious look on his face. Blaine pointed towards the mountain, so Kurt sat up to see where Blaine was pointing. Somewhere almost all the way up to the top, Kurt could make out a cottage, surrounded by trees. There was no street that let up to the cottage or at least you couldn't see it from their location.
“No way. You've gotta be kidding me, right?!”
“No. Just like I said. All the way up there with your duffel bag. By the way, we have to keep going, or we'll be late. Not that I would bother, but I have no map and I don't want to do this the hard way.”
Both got up and walked over to the parking lot. Everybody was back and Mr. Isaac was giving the last instructions. After Mr. Isaac had finished, telling them stuff for the case that one of them got lost, they started their walk up the mountain.
Kurt swung his Kenneth Cole duffel bag over his shoulder. It really wasn't the right bag to take for a walk up the mountain, but at least Kurt's bag of choice wasn't that big and didn't have any wheels, like Nick's. The poor guy definitely had made the wrong choice and now he had to drag his wheeled duffel bag all the way up the mountain, because it definitely was to big to swing over a shoulder and carry it.
“Nick, have you packed your entire closet?”
“No, I guess I just overdid it. Even you managed to pack only a small bag and you're kind of a fashion freak. How did you manage not to pack your entire closet? You're so obsessed with fashion that I didn't thought you could actually live without it, not even for a week.”
“Okay, actually I'm obsessed with fashion, but I manged it, somehow, to fit everything I need in here.”
By that time they had already reached the forest, that stretched out over the entire park. You could hear birds sing. The sun made her way through the leaves sometimes and so it wasn't that warm under the protecting roof of leaves. That was something that definitely made the whole thing much more pleasant than walking in the burning sun.
But still the time didn't wanted to pass faster and the way they had ahead of them just seemed to get longer and longer instead of shorter. By the time they finally reached the cottage everybody was exhausted and tired. The only one that was still properly standing was Mr. Isaac. Thankfully they hadn't lost anybody, so they could just do what every they wanted for the rest of the day.
Kurt fell onto a bed in the very back of the cottage and didn't want to move ever again. His legs were hurting and also was his butt.
“Don't worry, it'll get worse tomorrow and will last maybe the day but after that it will be gone.”
His face must have been a total give away, but Kurt didn't care. He just wanted to lie here and just don't move fore the rest of the day, or tomorrow or ever again until the pain had stopped. He heard how Blaine sat down on the bed next to his and how his duffel bag hit the ground.
“By the way, we have service on Saturday.”
“We?”
“Yeah, they put us together in on of the kitchen service groups. We have on Saturday and I'm begging you to wake me like an hour before we have to be in the kitchen or otherwise, I really will get in trouble for not showing up, but sleeping. I'm not a morning person, so could you do that for me?”
“Sure.”
“So, will Mr. Isaac be the only teacher up here with us?”
“No, the others will be brought up here with a car. Haven't you seen the street that goes up here on our way?”
“No, I wasn't actually paying attention to that. I was more worried about the thought when the entire thing would be over and I could lie down and not move anymore.”
Blaine laughed next to him.
“You'll get used to the pain and I won't be that bad after a few days.”
Kurt sat up straight so abruptly as if a lightning had hit him.
“What do you mean? Get used to it!”