Author's note: This is my first ever fanfic, so reviews and constructive feedback are very welcome. It's set after "Original Songs", and was written to help me deal with Glee withdrawal during the month of repeats. Blaine's temporary absence from Kurt's life symbolizes how I feel about not having new Glee. :) Oh, since we don't know much about Blaine's background other than that he's "vaguely Eurasian", I have made him half-Filipino like actor Darren Criss.

Prologue: From Regionals to Spring Break

Kurt Hummel is in a relationship with Blaine Anderson.
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One thing Kurt hadn't expected about officially being in a relationship with Blaine was how little time they actually had alone together. At first they were busy with extra rehearsals, but after the Warblers' defeat at Regionals Kurt realized that his normal schedule still didn't allow for much time alone with Blaine. There was class, homework, choir practice, and his long drive back home at the end of the day.

They were together a lot, as often as they could manage: in class, in the dining hall, in the library, at rehearsals, and afterward at the Lima Bean. None of this counted as truly alone, though. There were always other people around, or there could be at any moment.

Kurt knew that his classmates at Dalton were willing to accept, or at least tolerate, the presence of openly gay students, but he wasn't confident that this would extend to openly gay students who were openly playing kissy face in the common room. He also wasn't sure how the administration would feel about it. While there was not actually a rule about public displays of affection, the code of conduct did require students to exercise decorum in their public behavior.

This was not to say that Kurt was unwilling to risk a breach of decorum now and then. His first kiss with Blaine (and second, and third…) had been in the common room. It was sheer luck that no one else had walked in. They'd had similarly daring moments in the days since Regionals, but only a few. Their physical relationship was largely limited to hand-holding.

Since Blaine had a roommate even his dorm room wasn't truly private. Tyler might come in at any time looking for his gloves or notebook. Even when Tyler was safely at lacrosse practice (every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoon) there were other interruptions. Kurt figured this was the inevitable downside of having a popular boyfriend. It seemed like Blaine's hallmates were always banging on the door wanting to ask him about Trig homework, invite him to play cards, or remind him about a Warblers meeting.

Kurt had been dreading that first post-Regionals meeting. He'd been certain that the other Warblers would blame their loss on Blaine's last minute decision to do a duet with Kurt. Fortunately everyone seemed to feel that New Directions had won due to a combination of genuine ability, the novelty value of original songs, and questionable judging practices.

"I know everyone is disappointed that we won't be continuing to Nationals," Wes had said. "But there is no shame in an honorable defeat. To have made it to Regionals at all is an accomplishment. We did our best, as performers and as gentlemen, and that is something of which we can all be proud."

Throughout the meeting Kurt did his best to ignore Blaine's hand on his knee. As relieved as he was to know he wasn't considered the Yoko Ono of the Warblers, Kurt figured it was best not to push their luck. Although he was confident in his abilities as a singer, he couldn't deny that he'd benefited from favoritism. Kurt had been able to skip the usual audition process only because Blaine wanted him as a duet partner. All the other Warblers knew he and Blaine were an item, but he wanted to keep things as discreet as possible to avoid causing resentment.

Spring break would have been a good chance for some real alone time together, if not for the fact that Blaine was going to be away. Not just away, but in an entirely different hemisphere. Kurt had known for weeks that Blaine would be visiting his grandparents in the Philippines during break, but when they'd been "just friends" this hadn't seemed like such a big deal. McKinley had break the same week as Dalton, and although he would have missed Blaine he had been looking forward to hanging out with all his New Directions friends.

He was still looking forward to seeing the old gang, but this now seemed like a mere consolation prize. He was going to be separated from Blaine for nine whole days. To make matters worse, Blaine's cell phone wouldn't work outside the US. His grandparents didn't have Internet either. Kurt was about to spend spring break totally cut off from the boy he loved. This was the cruelest twist of fate since Gretchen won Project Runway.