KURT:
Kurt was lying on his bed, still in his school clothes listening to Wicked on his iPod. He was so engulfed in Defying Gravity that he barely noticed his phone vibrating next to him. Reluctantly he picked it up find a new text message from Blaine. Kurt smiled; he hadn't talked to his boyfriend in what… a day? Kurt had been busy helping Carole take care of his dad and Finn. There was a flu epidemic going around the town. Unfortunately, both of them had gotten it.
Hi sweetie pie. ~Blaine
Blaine's sweet pet names always brought a smile to Kurt's face.
Hi Blainey, what's up? ~Kurt
He put his phone down and barely got half way through a song before Blaine texted back.
Nm, just sitting in my dorm. Jeff went out for dinner a while ago and he hasn't come back yet. We had Warblers practice before… other than that not much. ~Blaine
That's…strange. Blaine loved eating; he basically lived in the dinning pavilion. It distraught Kurt that Blaine would skip out on going there.
You didn't go with Jeff to eat dinner? Are you feeling ok? ~Kurt
Kurt just continually stared at his phone till Blaine texted back.
Yeah I'm fine, just not in the mood I guess. ~Blaine
Kurt could tell that something was wrong but before he could reply Blaine texted him again.
Hey so what's up with you? ~Blaine
Now it was obvious Blaine didn't want to talk, so Kurt just brushed the problem aside and texted back.
Nm, listening to my iPod. Carole worked the afternoon shift today so I was stuck taking care of Finn and my Dad. And you know how Finn is when he's sick. Now Carole's home and making dinner. I'm so tired! ~Kurt
To be honest Kurt was really tired. After school all he wanted to do was sleep because Kurt had barely slept in the last week and a half. Oddly he stopped sleeping just after Blaine had left from his last visit. But Kurt dares not mention that or Blaine would freak out on him. Blaine was just a drama queen.
Blaine texted back, maybe a minute later.
Baby, that totally sucks! I'm so sorry; I wish I was there with you! But I'm stuck in this stupid place! :( ~Blaine
Suspicion spread over Kurt. First Blaine didn't want to go to the dinning pavilion, and now he was calling Dalton stupid? Dalton literally saved his life! And it had brought them together! But Blaine loved Dalton, what could make him hate it?
But Kurt also realized that if he started asking questions again, Blaine would only get mad.
He faintly heard Carole's voice calling him from upstairs. So he just assumed dinner was ready.
Blainey I have to go. Bye! See you in… 2 days! ~Kurt
With that he plugged his phone into the charger, turned off his iPod and ran up the stairs to where Carole was waiting at the table with some well over cooked fish from Kurt's perspective.
"Hi Kurt! Guess it's just you and me tonight!" Carole said as she put Kurt's fish in front of him. She was perky, a little too perky if you asked Kurt.
But he did his best fake smile as he picked up his fork, "I guess so."
BLAINE:
Blainey I have to go. Bye! See you in… 2 days! ~Kurt
Blaine sighed. Kurt had been busy all this week. With school, glee club, and taking care of his family. Blaine didn't get to talk to him in the last two days. He missed Kurt so much. He missed not being able to see him every day. He missed holding him in his arms. Without Kurt there next to him everyday something was just missing.
Ever since Blaine left Kurt's house a week ago, Blaine has been… different somehow. He didn't feel like getting out of bed in the morning. He really wasn't paying attention in any of his classes. And lately, he hasn't been eating. This worried many of the Warblers because he also hasn't been feeling up to singing his many solos. Jeff, Nick, Wes and Dave have taken it upon themselves to try to cheer him up. But nothing works.
Blaine was half asleep on his bed, still in his uniform, when Jeff, his roommate emerged from the hallway with many little snacks huddled in his arms. "Nick, Dave and Wes all say hi." Jeff mumbled through his teeth because he was holding a half-eaten cookie with his mouth. He kicked the dorm room door closed, and dumped all the snacks onto his desk.
Jeff was Blaine's roommate of… 5 months. He transferred a while back, and Blaine had kind of adopted him because he was a loner type. Not talking to anybody his first day. But since then he has warmed up to everyone.
Jeff groaned at his unmoving roommate, "Dude, c'mon. You haven't eaten in days! Have a cookie," He held up a brand new chocolate chip cookie.
Blaine moaned, only one quarter asleep now. He put the cookie down and walked over to Blaine's bed. He then started vigorously shaking Blaine. But Blaine just flipped over so he was lying on his stomach now. Then he mumbled something incomprehensible into his pillow.
Jeff kneeled down next to Blaine's hidden face. "What?" He tried to make his tone less annoyed and more caring.
Blaine lifted his head only slightly and mumbled, "Kurt had another bad day." His face fell back onto his pillows.
Jeff rolled his eyes, "That's the 5th this week. And just because he is having a bad week doesn't mean you have to! Let's get up, go out! How about coffee! You like coffee, hell you love coffee!"
Blaine flipped over again and heaved a heavy sigh. "Kurt loves coffee too." He whispered dreamily. "God I miss him"
"C'mon dude. None of us can stand to see you like this! What'll make you cheer up?" Jeff gently poked Blaine's shoulder.
Blaine made a pained face and grumbled under his breath, "Kuuuuuuuurt!"
Jeff sighed. He got up and walked over to his own bed to take off his shoes. "Dude, I can't force you to do anything. But seriously it is hurting us all to see you all depressed. And the Warblers said they were sorry for the emergency meeting on Saturday last week! But just because Kurt isn't by your side every waking moment, doesn't mean you should stay in here all day! Eat something, do something! I don't care, just…"
He shook his head and threw his shoes into the corner. He got off his bed and walked back over to Blaine's side again. "Get better man. Please?"
Blaine propped himself up on his elbows and looked into Luke's eyes. "I'm sorry Jeff; it's just, without Kurt here. Oh I don't know… life is just… boring" he sighed "I'm just sorry ok?"
"Ok man. I'm here for you whenever you feel like talking ok? We're all here for you." Jeff opened his arms and Blaine fell into his hug. The warmth of Jeff's body comforted Blaine. But he wasn't Kurt. Blaine wanted to be with Kurt so badly it hurt! But tomorrow was Thursday, and then Friday, when Blaine would hop in his car and drive to Lima to be with his amazing boyfriend for the whole weekend.
He can survive till then. He just had to pull it together, for the Warblers sake. He pulled back from the hug, sat up on his bad and gave a tentative smile, '"Thanks man. I'm gunna take a shower and get to sleep early tonight. Ok with you?"
Jeff smiled and nodded, "Yeah man of course!" He walked back over to his side of the room while Blaine slowly stood up, grabbed his pajamas and a granola bar before disappearing into the bathroom.
KURT:
"So how was school today honey?" Carole asked Kurt.
Kurt was just moving his fish around on his plate while he gave a halfhearted answer, "It was… great Carole. Half the school is out with the flu and we had midterms to do. Not only that but we were forced to have old leftovers for lunch cause the people who usually cook the food are out… sick."
Carole noticed that he wasn't eating, "Honey? Kurt is everything alright?"
Kurt placed his fork down on the table and sighed. "I miss Blaine. I mean I barely get to talk to him anymore; everything just gets in our way, school, the flu getting so many people sick, and you working most of the time. I barely have time to sleep, which I have kind of stopped doing lately." He tried to mumble out the last part of that sentence but it didn't work in hiding what he said.
This caught Carole by surprise, "You haven't been sleeping honey? That's terrible! When did this start sweet heart?"
Kurt shrugged, "Maybe… a little more than a week ago?"
Carole thought about this for a second then realized something, "About the same time Blaine left?"
Kurt slumped into his seat, "Sounds about right, Carole."
She gently placed her hand on top of his, "I know it must suck without him. But believe me all of this time apart, will only make your relationship with…" She sighed, "Blaine, stronger. Stronger than it has ever been before."
Kurt just slowly nodded. "Thanks Carole. I'm gunna head to bed early today; hopefully I'll be able to sleep tonight." He shrugged and got out of his seat.
Carole stood up and gave her step-son a hug, "Everything will be alright!" She whispered into his ear. Then she started to clear away the table. Kurt just sulked back downstairs to his room.
He hoped into a hot shower. The water really soothed him, as if every droplet was medicine for a bad mood. Once he got out of the shower he slipped into his favorite red, satin pajamas. He yawned tiredly as he jumped into bed. Then he got an idea and hopped out of his bed and ran over to his charging phone. He unplugged it and walked back to his bed. As he sat down he began to dial a number that he had come to memorize and waited…
BLAINE:
Blaine's phone was still on his bed when Kurt called. But luckily Blaine was out of the shower. When Jeff heard Blaine's phone vibrating, he yelled to him, "Blaine, your phones ringing!"
Not but a second later Blaine emerged from the bathroom wearing red flannel pajama pants and pulling a gray t-shirt over his head. When he saw who was calling his heart did a little tap dance. Then he answered Kurt's call.
"Hi Kurt!"
"Hey Blainey, I was just calling to say goodnight!"
"How about we talk a little more before we say goodnight?" Blaine smiled.
Blaine could hear Kurt laugh, man he missed that laugh, "Sounds good to me. So what's up?"
Blaine sat down on his bed. "Oh nothing really. I was just getting ready for bed. I thought I would hit the hay early tonight. And how are you my sweet?
Kurt gave a tiny giggle before answering. Blaine had an opportunity and he jumped out of his seat to get a bag of chips from Jeff's desk. "That's so weird! I had the exact same though. Although I'm not sure it would do me any good." Kurt sighed into the phone.
"Why wouldn't it do you any good baby? Is everything ok? Oh my, are you sick too now?" Blaine tried his hardest not to sound too worried, but with Kurt he couldn't help but feel worried when something was wrong.
"No, no, no! Honey, don't worry! I just... just haven't been getting any sleep lately."
"Baby! When did this start? You slept just fine when I was there two weeks ago!"
"Almost two weeks ago Blaine. It's only been a week and a half. And now you sound just like Carole when I told her at dinner. But it started just after you left. Maybe a full day later?"
"Baby, I'm so sorry!"
"Why are you sorry?"
"Well it started just after I left right?"
"Right."
"So I just can't help but feel, almost… responsible for your insomnia somehow."
"Baby! Don't think like that it probably has nothing to do with you. Most likely it has to do with the flu epidemic going around."
Blaine calmed down a little but questions still buzzed around in his head. Was this his fault? What had he done to do this to his boyfriend? Would Kurt be ok this weekend? "Well at least I know you're safe; thanks to your impeccable hand washing skills."
They both gave a light laughter. They continued to talk until 11:30. They had to stop because Jeff had had enough. He was getting so impatient that he threw one of his pillows and it nailed Blaine in the side of the face.
"OW! What the heck man?"
"What happened?" Kurt asked sounding alarmed.
Blaine threw the pillow back at Jeff, but it missed him by about two feet. "Jeff threw a pillow at my head! Obviously he's trying to tell me something."
"How about we have been talking for three and a half hours and he needs sleep? That sounds like something Jeff would say."
"Ha-ha! You are so right"
"I know I am! But we better get off the phone before he begins throwing things a little harder than pillows."
"That would be bad! Well goodnight my sweet! Sweet dreams!"
"Goodnight Blainey!"
"Two days!"
"Two days."
Blaine hung up his dying phone, and quickly plugged it into its charger. Then he collapsed onto his bed.
From across the room he heard Jeff mumble, "About time!"
Blaine would've gotten mad, but he was in too much of a good mood. He just simply turned off his light and wondered off into sweet blissful sleep.
KURT:
"Two days."
Kurt hung up his phone and put it back onto its charger. Kurt gave a dreamy sigh as he laid back onto his bed, and wrapped himself in his cool sheets. And for the first time in the last week and a half he found himself falling asleep.
TWO DAYS...