This is for my Rainedrop friends down at the Raine thread in Glee Forum. I hope you like this oneshot! :D

Disclaimer: I do not own Glee.

A Rainey Summer Day

Blaine Anderson was slowly walking down the street, kicking around loose pebbles on the pavement. It was two weeks into the summer break, and he was headed over to his boyfriend's place for a surprise visit. Looking up, he saw someone sitting on the Hummels' front porch. His heart skipped a beat when he caught sight of Rachel Berry, dressed in a preppy schoolgirl librarian chic outfit, and he hated himself for it. Why did he always react this way around this girl? He couldn't figure it out, and he couldn't control it either.

There's no turning back now! She's spotted me. He sighed and moved faster in her direction as she waved at him and flashed him a dazzling smile. He felt even more compelled to reach her after that smile, so he jogged towards her.

"Hey, Blaine Warbler!" she chirped in her musical voice.

"Hey, Rachel Berry!" he answered, feeling quite pleased that she had a pet name for him. He returned her dazzling smile with his own 1,000-watt light bulb one. "What are you doing on this beautiful summer morning alone on this front porch?"

"Our boyfriends ditched us," she said, handing him a note. "They're going over to visit Kurt's grandma, she fell ill, and the note explains it's in the middle of nowhere, so there's probably no phone or internet signal. It's nothing serious, though, the illness, I mean. The note further explains they are going to be stuck there for a month, a back-to-basics vacation, probably Mr. Hummel's idea. Somehow, I can sense Kurt's whining through that note. They probably left in quite a hurry, too, they didn't even have the time to say goodbye to us!" she pouted at the end of her long rant, her eyebrows knitting together.

Boy, can she talk, but she's so cute! Snap out of it, Blaine! He cleared his throat and said out loud, "I smell something fishy here, like it's some kind of punishment."

"Finn didn't say anything to me."

"Neither did Kurt. It's probably for the best that they didn't get us involved."

"So that means we're both stuck here with nothing to do for a month," she pouted even more.

Blaine was struck with a bright idea. "Hey, we could hang out together! Like you said, our summer plans have gone awry, so let's make the most out of this," he said, but if he was being honest with himself, spending a month with Rachel was hardly ever going to be a chore. They got along really well and had common interests, and that one date they had was proof of that.

"I'd like that very much, Blaine!"

"Great!" he said smiling, his eyebrows making perfect triangles, "So, when should we start hanging out?"

"We can start now. My Dads went antique shopping and will be gone until dinnertime. Maybe you can spend the day with me at home. We can watch movies, and I'll make you some vegetarian lasagna for lunch. You can even pick the movie if you want."

He couldn't refuse her offer, so he said, "That sounds like a good plan! Do you have a ride? My car's over there," he said, pointing to his car parked a few houses away.

"No, my Dads dropped me off here, so I'll have to ride with you."

"Let's go then, I'm excited to try out your vegetable lasagna."

xxxxx

Lunch at Rachel's was quite enjoyable. Blaine helped in preparing the meal, and they found one more thing they had in common: They loved Italian and they loved to cook it. The lasagna was exquisite, and Blaine complimented Rachel on a job well done. She seemed pretty happy about that. They never ran out of things to talk about, from musicals they wanted to see, to Barbra Streisand, who they both love, even how much they love New York and how they wanted to go to college there.

After lunch, they headed to the entertainment room in the basement to watch a movie. The memory of that drunken party suddenly came back to Blaine when he saw the spot on the floor where they shared their first kiss, and he felt awkward and confused. You're with Kurt now, and your 100% gay! He focused his attention on the small stage to divert his thoughts.

"Planning another duet?" Rachel asked, noticing where his eyes were looking.

"Maybe some other time. Right now, I just want to watch a movie and relax," he finally recovered. "I get to choose, right?" he said, walking over to her DVD collection.

"Wow, a lot of Disney cartoons. Hey! The Little Mermaid! This was my favorite when I was younger."

"I never had the heart to throw my Disney cartoon videos away, not even to give them away," she said sheepishly, a bit embarrassed.

"It's all right, I still watch mine sometimes," he reassured her.

"I watch them sometimes, too!" she confessed.

They looked at each other for a few moments, neither saying anything, and neither looking away. Blaine cleared his throat to ease the tension that unexpectedly engulfed them. He finally was able to take his eyes off Rachel's.

"I want to watch this!" he said, holding up the DVD.

"You like The Lord of the Rings, too?" she said unbelievingly.

"Yeah, why would that be hard to believe? The hobbits are my favorite! I kind of think of myself as a hobbit."

Rachel laughed. "I guess we are a couple of hobbits, I mean, look at me, I'm short!"

"I think you're cute!" Blaine blurted out before he could stop himself.

Rachel blushed, not able to meet his eye. She took the DVD from him and put it on. "Let's watch the movie. The Fellowship of the Ring has always been my favorite of the three."

"Mine, too,"

They watch the movie, laughing and gasping at the same moments. When Gandalf fell into the abyss, Rachel sniffled and Blaine handed her a tissue and put his arm around her shoulders. They continued to watch the rest of the movie in that manner, comfortable being close to each other.

When the movie ended, Blaine declared it was time to go. "I promised my Mom I'd be home for dinner, she's making my favorite, lumpia, it's a Filipino dish. I'll make that for you sometime. And don't worry, I'll make the vegetarian version just for you," he promised.

They arrived at the front door at this point, Rachel opening the door for him.

"Are you sure you'll be all right all alone? I'd hate to leave you like this, maybe I can stay until your Dads arrive."

"I'll be all right, don't worry. They texted that they'll be arriving in 15 minutes, they're just getting some takeout now. Go!" she said with a big smile.

"Well, if you're sure . . . I had a really great day with you, Rachel. I'll talk to you tomorrow. We should plan what duet to sing next."

"Goodbye, Blaine."

"Goodbye," he said, giving her a kiss on the cheek.

She closed the door and Blaine walked over to his car, his heart feeling lighter than he could remember. He was just as confused as before, but he decided to disregard it at the moment. This summer was turning out to be a good one, full of promises and possibilities. He decided to take it one day at a time and see where it goes from this point.

AN: Dimple, the triangles are dedicated to you! :P