Dedicated to one of my best friends, Kelsey, on her wonderful engagement!
When Kurt Hummel awoke on August 25th, it was with a content grin on his face. Today was the day he had been waiting for all summer. He couldn't believe that it was finally here. It was the end of another summer but it was hopefully going to be the start of a new era. Not only was he going to be starting his second of two years at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy at Manhattan, but also this year Blaine was going to join him in New York to attend his first year at Nyack College School of Music. Today he had to finish packing and do just one more thing before he left tomorrow afternoon with his boyfriend. To top things off, Blaine would be spending their last night in Ohio at Kurt's house, fitting into Kurt's plans perfectly.
It was going to be an amazing night.
Kurt spent the morning in a chipper mood. Nothing was going to bring him down. As he made breakfast, the chestnut-haired boy kept running his fingers lightly over the promise ring Blaine had given to him that one Christmas. He had cherished it and now it was time for something different—something a bit more glittery.
Burt and Carole traded knowing looks throughout breakfast, having an idea of what was causing Kurt's good mood. Finn just scarfed down the chocolate chip pancakes Kurt had made, oblivious to what was going on around him. Once breakfast was over, the family of four split up—Burt to the shop, Carole to work, Finn to Rachel's, and Kurt to finish packing and set up his room before Blaine came over.
Packing didn't take too long. A few more outfits, face and hair care products, and some pictures and books were all it took for Kurt to finish packing. It was hastily packed, but for once Kurt didn't care. All he cared about was the event happening tonight.
Kicking off his shoes, Kurt crawled onto his bed with a medium-sized box in his hands and a ball of putty to stick to his wall. He had learned when Blaine had spent the night that his curly-haired boyfriend loved to lay on his back and look at the ceiling as they discussed the future and their hopes and dreams.
Hence why Kurt was standing on his bed, meticulously spelling out words on his ceiling with glow-in-the-dark stars. It took longer than Kurt had expected and he was only three-fourths of the way done when he saw Blaine drive up. Hurriedly, the chestnut-haired boy climbed down from his bed, straightened the covers, and shoved the box of glow-in-the-dark stars in his bedside drawer. Satisfied that nothing looked out of place, Kurt met Blaine at the door with a large smile.
"Hey."
When Blaine awoke on August 25th, it was with panic. He had slept in later than he had wanted. Now he had less time to prepare for what he had planned for the day. He shoved the very last things he had to pack in one last box before packing it into his mostly full vehicle. He was bringing everything over to Kurt's house so that he could pack it into Kurt's Navigator before they left tomorrow for New York. Then the two boys would be facing an eleven-hour drive to get to New York. And that didn't include traffic or stops.
Once the last box was packed into Blaine's car, Blaine went through his house one last time to make sure he didn't forget anything. This was going to be the last time he saw his house until Thanksgiving. He didn't have any plans to come back before that. He doubted his parents would be home even if he did. They weren't even here to see their youngest son go off to college. Something about a conference in Moscow. Whatever. Blaine was used to it by now.
It was a good thing that Blaine checked his house one more time. If he hadn't, he would have forgotten the box of materials he needed for tonight. That wouldn't have been good. He wanted tonight to be perfect and it wouldn't have been perfect if he had forgotten everything he needed, including the most important item.
Blaine grabbed the box off the kitchen counter and headed for his car. He set the box on the passenger seat before crawling in and starting his car. Soon he was on his way to Kurt's house for one last night in Ohio before they would start their new life in New York.
On the entire drive to Lima, Blaine couldn't help but sneak glances over to the box sitting beside him, where he knew a smaller, velvet-covered box was sitting inside, waiting patiently. It was agonizing to have to wait until tonight. He didn't know if he could do it.
Still, when Kurt met him at the door with a large smile, Blaine knew everything would be worth it.
"Hey," Blaine replied.