A/N: This story is going to be a series of related one shots that take place after Kurt graduates from McKinley. Some things to know: Kurt did not get into NYADA, but is going to New York anyway. Rachel did get in, and is going to NYADA, Finn is going to Pace (he and Rachel are engaged), and Mike will be at Julliard. They're all sharing an apartment together. Also, Santana and Brittany are Blaine's age and because of problems with his family, Blaine is now living in the Hummel-Hudson household.
Obviously I don't own Glee...if I did, I wouldn't be writing fanfictions.
After one two many drinks, Kurt and Blaine were both sufficiently drunk. They were all at Brittany's house for a final party before a large chunk of the New Directions left for Lima for good. But somehow, the couple ended up ditching the party and were on the patio making out like the hormonal kids they were. One of Kurt's hands was on Blaine's lower back, pulling him as close as humanly possible. He wanted to savor this – they only had a few more days together.
"Stay," Blaine whispered as he kissed Kurt's shoulder.
The word just hung between them, like a heavy weight and Kurt shook his head. Blaine's forehead when down to rest on Kurt's shoulder in an attempt to hide his tears. "I can't," Kurt whispered.
"Please don't go," Blaine said before moving his head back upright and looking into Kurt's eyes. He briefly kissed him. "But I can't do this without you."
"Do what?"
"Everything," he paused. "School. Live in your house without you there. Survive. You can't leave me." Blaine had never begged for anything before in his life, and Kurt had a feeling that Blaine was a little drunker than he was letting on, because he would never soberly ask Kurt to stay in Lima. "Please."
Kurt shook his head again and pressed his forehead against his…at this point, there were tears running down both of their faces. "I have to go, Blaine. I need to get out of Lima. We can make it work…I know we can."
"What if I come with you?" Blaine asked, desperately. "I'm not living with my parents anymore and I bet we can convince Burt. I could finish high school in New York. We can be together."
Despite the seriousness of the situation, Kurt couldn't help but let out a slight laugh, "Now you know I would never let you do that. And Santana would kill me if I took away her favorite gay before absolutely necessary."
Blaine ignored Kurt's last comment and just stared at his boyfriend for a while before finally admitting to himself that he was right. He wiped away his tears and then kissed Kurt again. Of course, before he could say anything else, Kurt spoke again.
"You know this is only temporary, right?" He asked. "It's one year until you can join me in New York. And we'll visit each other as often as possible. I'm in this for the long haul, ok?"
"I love you, Kurt."
"I love you too, Blaine."
~glee~glee~glee~
"You were right." Kurt said quietly three days later, as he lied in his bed cuddled up against Blaine. It was against the rules Burt had set out when Blaine moved in. He was supposed to be sleeping in the guest room. "New York was a bad idea. If I'm not good enough for NYADA, I'm not good enough for Broadway. And who am I kidding? I'm not gong to make it. No one will hire an actor with no experience, no equity card, and without the connections that I would have gotten in NYADA. I don't know what I was thinking. I'm going to end up spending my life working in some coffee shop. Plus, it's selfish of me to leave without you."
"Don't be ridiculous," Blaine responded as held Kurt tighter to him. "You're going to be amazing. The people at the NYADA admissions office are idiots. You're going to be in New York and living with Rachel, Finn, and Mike and you're starting your life. Do you have any idea how amazing that is? And I was wrong to ask you to stay. You can't put your dreams on hold for me. Like you told me the other night, we'll make this work."
Kurt suddenly sat up and crossed his legs so he could look directly at Blaine, who quickly did the same. He noticed the tears streaming down Kurt's face and for the first time, he realized that they matched his own. "What if it doesn't work, Blaine. What if you meet someone? Or the distance is just too much to deal with and we drift apart?" As he continued his little rant, his speech got faster and more frantic. "I'd be left with no future, and no boyfriend. I should just go tell my Dad I'm not going."
"You're going, Kurt." Blaine said sternly.
"But—"
"But nothing," Blaine cut him off and placed his hand on Kurt's cheek. "You're going to be so happy there. I can feel it. And I don't think we're going to break up. We've been through too much together and love each other too much to ever end this. You know that, right?"
Kurt looked down and nodded slightly before mumbling his answer. "I'm just scared."
"And that's completely understandable. But I bet you by the time I come to New York, you'll be working on a show and we'll be closer than ever."
Kurt smiled at his boyfriend. Even after all this time, he was still blown away at how lucky he was to have Blaine in his life. Before responding, he buried himself in his boyfriends arms and burrowed his head in Blaine's neck. "I'll miss you so much."
They stayed like that for a while – just embracing and whispering 'I love yous' to each other as they both cried. Neither of them noticed Kurt's door open a crack. Burt just wanted to check on his son, after all, it's not every day that your kid moves hundreds of miles away. He was worried – that the rest of the world wouldn't see Kurt the way he did (although he had complete faith in his son) and his dreams wouldn't come true. He didn't expect to find Kurt and Blaine together, in such an intimate moment (they had always been good at following the rules – Blaine was way too grateful for their hospitality to be anything but perfect).
If it were any other day, he would have told Blaine to go to his own room. But Burt just couldn't bring himself to interrupt. Blaine had quickly become part of the family, and it killed him to see them so upset. However, in his heart of hearts, Burt knew that they would make it – Kurt and Blaine had this rare type of love that he was lucky enough to find with Elizabeth and Carole. The type of love Rachel found with Finn (he had finally warmed up to the idea of them getting married, and he was glad they decided to prolong the engagement for a while). So Burt just closed the door and went downstairs.
~glee~glee~glee~
They decided that Blaine wasn't going to go to the airport with them because it was better to say their goodbyes in private. No one wanted a homophobic slur to ruin their last moments together.
"I guess this is it." Blaine said once all of Kurt and Finn's bags were loaded into the car and he gave Finn a hug goodbye. He let out a pained smile and tried to put his bravest face on. "You are going to be amazing."
Kurt just grinned at his boyfriend and pulled him in for yet another hug. "I'll see you in a little over three months."
"Fourteen weeks to be exact."
"Fourteen weeks." Kurt nodded. "I've already marked it on my calendar. I'm going to be counting down the days."
"Dude!" Finn called, sticking his head out of the car window. "We have to get moving if we want to make our flight. We still have to pick up Mike and Rachel."
"Ok!" Kurt yelled and sent his stepbrother a glare before turning back to his boyfriend. "Wish me luck?"
Blaine just shook his head. "You don't need it." He opened his mouth to tell Kurt how much he loved him, but was cut off by the sound of Finn honking the car horn.
Kurt just let out a laugh and gave his boyfriend another kiss before walking into the car. They would miss each other like crazy, but they both knew it was for the best. Blaine watched as Burt pulled out of the drive way and didn't move until the car was out of sight. And the moment he stepped back into the house, his phone vibrated and Blaine couldn't help but smile at the text.
Skype tonight? Also, I love you. -K