Chapter 1

"And suddenly you know…It's time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings"

Blaine dropped his car keys on the table and told Jamie he'd be right back with their coffees after a quick detour to the bathroom. He laughed when Jamie asked if he wanted company and felt an ache in his heart at the thought of not having his best friend of six years with him anymore. It was such a cruel thing. You get used to something or someone so easily and everything is just perfect when they're in your life, making you believe that you are safe because they'll always be there and you'll always have a happy place no matter how much shit you're dealing with in your life. But then some more shit happens and you see you won't have that happy place anymore and it just simply sucks.

Blaine met Jamie in his first year at ASU, both excited to finally be in college but pretending to keep their cool so they wouldn't be labelled as losers from the first day. They were in Introduction to Journalism class and it was Blaine who reached out and asked Jamie if it would help if they would picture the whole class in their under wear and the moment he saw Jamie was actually considering it, Blaine knew he found his best bro. They found their ways together, made the same mistakes, shared the same awful dorm first then a house, laughed at the same things and wanted the same things from life. Maybe that was where they went wrong. Just because they wanted the same things didn't mean they would both be granted them. Blaine ended up being the lucky one, got accepted into ASU's Journalism and Mass Communication PHD program and now had to say goodbye to his brother from another mother because he was going to, had to, to be more precise, make his dreams come true somewhere else.

Blaine hated change. He was perfectly happy with the way his life was beginning to take shape and he always thought he'd do everything with Jamie on his side. But now they were in a coffee shop in the airport, waiting for Jamie's little brother's and Blaine's soon-to-be new roommate's plane to land and Blaine had no idea what was awaiting him. Sure he loved Jamie maybe even more than he would have loved his own brother if he had one and he knew no one could ever replace him, especially not some annoying freshman who he had to tolerate because of Jamie.

He turned to their table with two iced Americanos in hand, ruffling Jamie's hair before he sat down. He followed Jamie's gaze and smirked when he saw the strawberry blonde biting her lip while looking at Jamie through her eyelashes.

"Stop with the bedroom eyes, asshole, you don't even have time for a bathroom quickie."

Jamie hit Blaine on the shoulder and tried to push him the other direction so he could focus his attention back on the hot blond behind him, but Blaine wasn't moving so he begrudgingly took the coffee and took a long drink.

"Asshole. There is always time for blondes."

He shrugged when Blaine rolled his eyes and looked back towards the gate where his brother should be landing shortly.

"But Kurt would be pissed if I was off seducing a girl when he got here, especially since I made him come a week early so I could see him before I left. So I will forgive you this time for being a cock block."

Blaine let out a deep sigh and kicked Jamie's foot under the table.

"I still can't believe you're going to leave me alone with a fucking teenager."

"Trust me dude, Kurt is more mature then both of us combined. He's been through a lot of shit, so play nice."

Jamie scoffed at Blaine's scowl and shook his head.

"Well... at the very least try not to kill him."

Blaine shrugged and looked away from Jamie's searching eyes, playing with the lid of his cup.

"Yeah I should if I don't want my ass get kicked."

He bit his lips into a smile when Jamie grabbed the cup from his hand to make him look at him.

"Seriously dude, don't worry. I babysat my cousin in high school, it couldn't be harder than that."

Jamie rolled his eyes, smirking slightly. Blaine had no idea what he was in for when it came to Kurt. Kurt wasn't the type of guy who wanted or needed a babysitter, what he needed was someone to have his back, even though he wouldn't admit it. Jamie kind of wished he was going to be around to witness Kurt and Blaine cohabiting together.

"I'm not worried. I trust you more than anyone, so as annoying as my little brother can be, I know you will have his back like you have mine."

Blaine held Jamie's gaze for a while, wanting to make sure he knew Blaine would do absolutely anything not to let Jamie down. Jamie didn't put it into words exactly but Blaine knew just how disappointed he was with himself for not being there for Kurt during his high school years, and now for leaving for San Diego when he was the reason Kurt applied to ASU in the first place.

Blaine reached out and grabbed Jamie's hand on the table, his lips turning upwards as he remembered the first time he did that and Jamie interlocked their fingers not forgetting to add a "no homo" afterwards.

"I just feel sorry for you because with me as his substitute big brother, he won't think that highly of you anymore."

Jamie checked his watch noting that Kurt's plane was probably landing soon and tried to hide his excitement to maintain his cool guy attitude. He felt guilty about not making it back to Chicago more often, holidays being his only exception. Kurt never made him feel bad about it but they were pretty much all each other had before Jamie left for school and while Jamie was having the time of his life with Blaine, Kurt was living his own personal hell most of the time. But he was also beyond excited for Kurt to start college, have the amazing experiences he had and if one person could show him the way, it would be Blaine.

Jamie nudged Blaine with his foot.

"Everyone knows I was the cool one out of this bromance. Anyways c'mon asshole, he's almost here, let's go over to the waiting area so he can find us."

Blaine threw their already drained coffee cups into the nearest trash bin and followed Jamie to the waiting area, leaning against the wall next to him when they came to the waiting area. He nudged Jamie's shoulder with his after shooting a quick text to Sebastian who wanted to learn when Jamie was leaving.

"I'm gonna miss you, man."

Jamie smiled a heartfelt smile at Blaine.

"I'll miss you too bro."

Jamie's attention was taken off Blaine as he searched the crowd of people that were exiting security, looking for Kurt. He spotted him lugging a backpack that looked way too heavy for his slender frame, and staring judgmentally at the lady in front of him walking way too slowly.

Jamie waved energetically to get Kurt's attention and nudged Blaine with his shoulder.

"There he is."

Blaine looked at the way Jamie was waving his hand enthusiastically and at first he mistook Kurt for the boy in bright red Adidas sweatpants but then another boy who just passed by the security line waved back their way and Blaine just got rooted to his spot with probably a dumbfounded look on his face. Jamie had mentioned his little brother so many times yet Blaine had never seen a picture of Kurt. Well, this Kurt. The only picture Jamie had of his family was a 15 year old, beach photo in which a ten year old Jamie standing between his parents with a cheeky grin on his face and carrying a toddler in his arms. Well, Blaine had never once thought that toddler would grow up and turn out to be someone like that. It was weird because the way they always mentioned Kurt as the little brother, Blaine always had imagined someone still sporting acne all over his face, trying to fit in his pre puberty clothes, with some greasy hair sticking to everywhere but he should have known better. Jamie was like an Abercrombie & Fitch model, nothing less, fresh out of high school and obviously good genes were running in the family. The way Kurt was carrying his tall and slender frame was very noticeable to say the least, his eyes were glasz, from that distance Blaine couldn't decide if they were blue, gray or green and his arms were looking very pale yet muscled underneath his Fuck You You Fucking Fuck t-shirt. Oh, he was a feisty one. Obviously all Hummels were.

Blaine watched Jamie walk up to Kurt and wrap him in a tight hug, Kurt's bag already forgotten on the floor. He could see the resemblance in both brothers now; big, blue, calculating eyes with chestnut colored wavy hair naturally tousled at the top. While Kurt was a little taller than Jamie, Jamie was a little broader yet gorgeous was the only word that could be used if Blaine were to describe them with one word.

The moment Kurt saw Jamie it was like tension he didn't realize he was holding was released. Jamie was home for Kurt, ever since their mom had died and their dad went off the deep end, he was the only stable thing in Kurt's life and it felt so good to finally be reunited with him, even if it was just a week. When Kurt found out that Jamie didn't get into ASU for his PHD program, he almost stayed behind and followed his boyfriend to the University of Chicago instead but he ultimately decided, with Jamie's instance, that he needed a change of scenery. And Kurt was actually excited to finally be able to take control and start a whole new chapter in his life.

Kurt looked over Jamie's shoulder and saw Jamie's best friend and Kurt's new roommate Blaine. At that moment he was glad he was a master in Facebook stalking so he was sort of prepared for Blaine's gorgeous curls and his cocky smile, but still, pictures couldn't do him justice. Kurt would have to make a conscious effort not to stare into those eyes, it actually may take that long to determine exactly what color they were.

After Jamie had sufficiently wrinkled his shirt he pulled back and pushed him away before he had a chance to mess up his hair and turned to Blaine.

"Well well, you must be the one who corrupted my Jamie. Blaine I take it?"

Blaine didn't realize Kurt's words were directed at him until a dismissive "Blaine" escaped his lips. Blaine raised an eyebrow and took a step closer to Kurt so Jamie's body wasn't hiding Blaine's anymore. For some reason, Blaine had expected Kurt to be shy yet there was nothing shy about the way Kurt was looking at him, shaking Blaine's hand like he was measuring him, his stance so laid back it was like meeting Blaine, his new roommate, was no big deal.

Blaine took a firm hold of Kurt's hand to shake and let go when their eyes met, his polite smile into a smirk at the challenge he saw in Kurt's eyes.

"Correct. And you must be the little brother I'm supposed to protect from the big, bad wolves out there. Pleasure."

Kurt crossed his arms at the way Blaine looked at him, like he was a small fragile child. Still, it was better how most older people looked at him when they found out his story; usually all he got we're looks of sympathy, but he didn't need their sympathy nor was he a child that needed protecting. Not anymore.

When Jamie was back home, the worst he would get was uninventive name calling. Jamie had a rep and no one wanted to mess with that. But once he left, it was a whole new world and suddenly the name calling turned to getting pushed into lockers or worse. But Kurt made it through, barely, without someone there. Kurt winced when his hand pressed against the two day old bruise on his side, a goodbye kick from his worst tormentor Karofsky. He was just glad it wasn't his face. Kurt looked at Blaine sternly, but slightly avoiding his eyes because come on, there were flecks of gold in them too.

"I don't need protecting, I just need a roommate. Now, I have a lot of bags so hopefully all that gym time with my brother has paid off."

Blaine, though impressed at being bossed around by Jamie's little brother right away, couldn't help the scowl that formed on his face. He hit Jamie's chest when he stuck his tongue out and threw his shoulder around Kurt, leaving Blaine to pick up the backpack from the floor. He followed them over to baggage claim with Kurt's heavy as fuck backpack on his back, waiting for Kurt's god know how many more bags to arrive.

"Now Kurt, I don't know what kind of manners they've been teaching you there but here we say please and thank you."

He returned Kurt's eye roll with an unimpressed look and turned to Jamie.

"Bas wants to know when you want to have your surprise going away party."

Jamie smirked at Blaine's words and patted Kurt's head when he gave Blaine a dumbfounded look before slapping his hand away.

"Please tell me you are supervising Bas, because if he planned it, the party would be full of just dick and awful tasting beer."

"You know I have no problem with just dick and some poor tasting beer."

He winked at Jamie when he kicked his foot and smiled a secret smile.

"Don't you worry, brother. When have I ever disappointed you?"

He pressed his two fingers together and brought them closer to his lips before blowing against Jamie's face.

"It's gonna blow your mind."

Kurt let Jamie and Blaine make plans for an ice luge and beer pong while he dragged his three bags from baggage claim. He dropped the heaviest one at Blaine's feet with a smirk to get his attention.

"Can we please move this riveting conversation about dicks and beer to the car?"

He looked at Jamie with a questioning smile.

"I was promised In and Out upon my arrival and Jamie never breaks a promise."

Blaine pushed Kurt's bag back with his feet and crossed his arms over his chest, clearing his throat as he looked daggers in Kurt's direction.

"Didn't you forget something Kurt?"

Kurt was prepared with another witty retort but one big brother stern look from Jamie and Kurt kept his mouth shut giving Blaine a fake smile and picked up his bag before following the two older boys out to the car.

Blaine automatically got into the passenger seat without so much as a head tilt in question to see if Kurt wanted to sit next to Jamie. While Kurt was a little annoyed by Blaine, he did enjoy sitting in the back listening to them reminisce about their college days and even if Blaine seemed like kind of an asshole, he was glad his brother had found someone to encourage him to have fun and not worry so much. It also got Kurt excited for the experiences he would surely have for the next four years.

Kurt leaned in the middle of the two front seats.

"So am I invited to this party of the century?"

Blaine turned his head to his side only to be met with Kurt's expectant eyes. He gave Kurt a deliberate once over and shrugged, biting his lip to keep himself from smirking.

"I don't know... There'll be lots of booze, and probably some weed. How old were you again?"

Kurt bit his lip, Blaine didn't strike him as the type that would care about underage drinking and debauchery and judging by the stories he had heard from Jamie he most likely partook when he was Kurt's age but Kurt didn't know Blaine enough to know if he was joking or not.

"I'm 18, but I have drank before, several times actually. Plus it's my brothers going away party."

"Jesus, that was precious."

Blaine let out a loud chuckle which turned into an honest to god laugh once he saw the glare Kurt was throwing his way.

"Did you hear that, Jamie boo? Your baby brother is quite the rebel. Good job buddy. That's what I call good influence."

He turned to face Kurt and pretended to consider what he said for while, loving the way Kurt looked back at him daringly. Oh Blaine was going to have so much fun riling that little boy up.

"You're gonna help with the preparations. It's your brother's party after all."

Kurt gave Blaine an annoyed look and leaned back against the seat, kicking the drivers seat when he heard Jamie snickering to himself.

"Shut up J, you are the one leaving me, I should be the one getting the party."

Kurt could sense the mood change when Jamie suddenly went silent, his intent wasn't to make Jamie feel guilty just bad enough to get him to stop encouraging Blaine with his laughter. So he reached over the drivers seat and massaged his brothers shoulders.

"But because I will miss you so damn much, I will make sure these guys don't screw it up."

Kurt winked at Blaine when he turned around with a pissed off look. God it was going to be fun to mess with this guy.

Blaine ignored Kurt for the rest of the way and turned the volume up when Fall Out Boy's Centuries came on the radio, singing along quietly, unable to wipe the small smile away from his face when he heard Kurt's voice join him. At least the little shit knew about good music.

Blaine groaned when they pulled into their driveway because there was a white BMW right next to Blaine's Harley which meant they would need to deal with Sebastian. He shrugged at Jamie's questioning look and got out of the car, taking a bag from the back before making his way to their place.

"You are late."

Blaine didn't even look up, just placed the bag on the floor and unlocked the door, Sebastian already following him inside with Kurt's bag in hand.

"And you are uninvited."

Sebastian rolled his eyes and dropped the bag to the floor to go get himself a beer from the fridge.

"Make yourself at home, why don't you?"

Blaine took the shirt he put on before they went to the airport off, leaving himself only in his undershirt and let out a sigh of content when Sebastian started the AC with the remote.

"Where is the kid?"

Sebastian teasing smile froze on his face when his eyes followed Blaine's gaze and took in the boy that walked inside after Jamie, raising an eyebrow at Bas as if to say what. Sebastian turned to face Blaine, his mouth still open.

"What the fuck man? Why is it always you ending up with hot as fuck roommates?"

Jamie dropped the bag he was holding on the floor with a loud thud and walked right up to Sebastian, crowding his space.

"That's my fucking brother douche bag! He is off limits. And I know you have trouble thinking when your dick is involved so let me spell it out for you. Kurt is too young for you, too smart for you and way out of your league. So no Bas."

Jamie held an ominous gaze at Sebastian until he backed down and held up his hands in defeat.

"Okay man, fuck I get it."

Kurt appreciated his brothers concern, even if it was unnecessary. The truth was he kind of missed his big brother protector. He always felt safe with Jamie. But Kurt could feel the unneeded tension in the air so he stepped between Bas and Jamie to pick up his bag.

"Or you could have just said I had a boyfriend back home so I wasn't interested."

Kurt caught Blaine's eye roll over Sebastian's shoulder but chose to ignore it.

"So where's my room? Judging by the living room, I may need to give it a deep clean before it's livable."

Blaine grabbed Kurt's other bags from the floor and gestured Kurt to follow him, shaking his head no when Jamie moved to trail behind them. He pointed at Sebastian who sank to the couch and playing with his phone with a seemingly nonchalant expression on his face but they both knew they were two of the few people who had the power to hurt Bas with their words. So Blaine left them alone for the kiss and make up session and walked up to Jamie's old room with Kurt trailing behind. He opened the door and left the bags by Jamie's, now Kurt's, queen sized bed before turning around to face him.

"My room is next to yours so no loud music or sex when I'm working on my paper. We have a Jack and Jill bathroom so try not use up all the hot water in the mornings. Any questions?"

Kurt took in his surroundings. It was a decent sized room and Jamie had kept it fairly clean. He was happy to see that Jamie was using the 500 count sheets he had gotten him for Christmas and smiled fondly at the picture of their family, the last time they were actually a whole family, at the beach sitting on his desk. He would of course have to take down the posters of the half-naked girls and add a bookshelf or two.

Jamie didn't tell Kurt about having to share a bathroom with Blaine and he was less than thrilled about it. He scoffed at Blaine's "rules" and walked into the room dropping his backpack on the bed.

"My boyfriend is in Chicago so you don't have to worry about the sex and I have Beats so you won't hear my music. But while we're on rules, same goes for you and oh absolutely no sex in the shower since we have to share it."

Blaine's lips turned upwards at the mention of said boyfriend and he couldn't help but roll his eyes when Kurt implied he wouldn't be having sex because he had a boyfriend in Chicago. How naive. Fucking freshmen and their high school sweethearts. Kurt needed to do a lot of growing up and Blaine couldn't wait to tease him about his first walk of shame.

He leant back against the wall next to Jamie's desk and wiped the sweat off of his chest with his undershirt, a teasing smirk playing around his lips.

"Well, you see, kid, I'm a spontaneous kind of guy so I don't plan when or where I'll have sex in advance. With that being said, I'm a big fan of shower sex so I don't think I can abide by your rule. But don't worry, mama taught me to clean after myself."

Kurt already hated the fact that Blaine called him kid, it made him feel younger than he already did around a house full of grad students. But for Kurt the dorms weren't an option. He spent 4 years in high school surrounded by small minded people he hated, he didn't need to follow that up with another years of the same except now with no adult supervision. Even if he wanted to, Jamie would have never let him.

So he was stuck with Blaine. So far he pretty much just annoyed Kurt, but on the upside he was pretty to look at. But he was mistaking if he thought he could just order him around the whole time. Not even Jamie could get away with that.

"Fantastic. Well, at least lock the door and turn on some music if the mood strikes you to fuck someone in our shower. I don't need to hear that."

Blaine liked that Kurt wasn't holding anything back, giving as good as he got, and though he knew it was going to be annoying in the long run, for now he was just enjoying the novelty of it. He chuckled lightly and pulled back from the wall he was leaning back against. Just when he was passing by Kurt, he stopped and gave Kurt a once over and shrugged.

"Your loss, kid." Blaine whispered into the air between their faces, his voice teasing yet low.

"A lot of people would pay to hear that."

Kurt didn't realize he was holding his breath when Blaine passed, but he let out a heavy breath when he walked out without letting Kurt respond. He wasn't used to people crowding his space like it was no big deal like that. Kurt shrugged as he unpacked some of his clothes. It would just be another thing to add to the list of things he would have to get used to living with Blaine, right under "has sex wherever he wants." He had a feeling this was going to be a long list.