It had been ten weeks since he had left and Blaine was still sulking in his room alone, as he had done the whole summer. His parents and Cooper had tried to encourage him to leave, to get out and see his friends, to do anything. He had refused. He wanted to be alone. He didn't want to think of anything or see anyone that would remind him of Kurt. His friends had called but he ignored them. It seemed like everyone wanted to speak to him apart from the only person that he desperately wanted to speak to.

Blaine hadn't heard from Kurt once since he had left for New York. At first he told himself that Kurt had no phone signal, that he was too busy, that he had lost his phone and he had forgotten his number. It took Blaine two weeks to admit to himself that Kurt was having too good a time to even contact him let alone think of him. That's when the sulking had begun.

Ten weeks of being cooped up in his bedroom, hardly going out anywhere, watching films all day, playing his guitar and surfing the internet. Blaine had become obsessed with checking Facebook to see what Kurt was up to. Some would call it stalking; Blaine had penned it 'research'.

The only person he had spoken to over the ten weeks was the person he least expected. Sebastian Smythe. For some reason when Sebastian popped up on Facebook chat and enquired how Blaine was getting along, Blaine didn't ignore the conversation and log off like he had done with all his other friends. The two of them had been chatting on and off. Not long conversations, just basic banter. Blaine had a sneaking suspicion that Sebastian was reporting back to his Warbler friends but if it kept them quiet then he didn't really mind. It wasn't that he had any desire to talk to the Warbler; after all they didn't have the best track record when it came to their friendship. Sebastian was the one person who was anti him and Kurt from the get go and had made it clear to the couple. He had spent most of his time mocking their relationship to their faces and flirting outrageously with Blaine in front of Kurt, his friends, in public and private. It had caused Blaine and Kurt to fight but now it didn't really matter. He had segregated himself from the friendship when Kurt had shown his dislike but now that Kurt wasn't around Blaine didn't see what the issue was. In a way Blaine liked the fact that he and Sebastian would pass pleasantries every now and again, he liked that the Warbler cared enough to check up on him.

It was the last Saturday before going back to school. Blaine was 'researching' Kurt's most recent events. His phone buzzed next to him. For a split second Blaine's heart raced as the thought of Kurt texting him popped into his mind. He searched for his phone frantically that was lost in the unmade bedcovers. When he found it, he quickly read the text message and frowned in disappointment.

Seb – 19:07: Hey killer, how are ya?

Blaine stared at his phone with annoyance and thought about not replying. Sebastian didn't usually text him. They only spoke on chat. The desire to spark up a conversation with Sebastian this evening was not at the top of his list of things to do however he didn't want to appear rude and decided to reply but keep it short and precise.

Blaine - 19:08: Fine.

He fired back the quick reply and chucked the phone back onto the bed before returning to the computer screen to continue scrolling through Facebook trying to work out who was who on Kurt's page. His phone buzzed again. Blaine groaned to himself while reaching for it.

Seb – 19:10: Super. I'm fine also. Thanks for asking! Looking forward to going back to school?

Blaine couldn't help but smirk at the sarcasm that exuded Sebastian's text. Even when he wasn't in the same room, the lead Warbler was able to have a certain effect on people.

Blaine – 19:10: No.

Hoping that the short and snappy reply would put Sebastian off texting again Blaine put his phone down and once again returned to his computer screen. He clicked through the pictures of Kurt annoyed that he didn't recognise any of the people in them. His phone vibrated. Blaine closed his eyes, raised his elbows on the desk and rubbed his hands across his tired face before picking it up and reading the most recent text from Sebastian.

Seb – 19:12: As chatty as ever I see. What are you doing tonight? Wild party? ;)

Blaine decided to be honest. At least then Sebastian might actually take a hint and leave him alone.

Blaine – 19:14: No actually, I'm sat here on the internet stalking my ex-boyfriend and becoming more and more depressed about the fact that he has ignored me for the past ten weeks. Happy?

Blaine hit send and put his phone on the desk. He made a promise to himself that if Sebastian text again he would turn it off. He wasn't annoyed; he just didn't want to talk to him and obviously the hint wasn't getting through. Five minutes passed and Blaine realised that he hadn't heard back and started to feel more relaxed. Just as he had nearly forgotten about the texts, his phone buzzed a final time.

Seb – 19:21: That would be funny, if it wasn't actually true. You ok? x

Blaine stared at the text for a few seconds, shook his head and was about to turn his phone off when he looked back up at the computer screen. That's when it happened. His whole body went ridged. He clasped the phone in his hand tightly. He double checked and then triple checked what he saw in front of him:

Kurt Hummel is In a Relationship.

He stared at the computer screen for what seemed like hours. Once he looked back down at his phone he realised it had been ten minutes. His heart was racing, he felt sick and angry all at once. He refreshed Kurt's profile and the relationship status stayed the same. Blaine did this ten times over before finally thumping the keyboard in front of him and slamming the laptop lid shut. He stood up and paced from one side of the room to the other, his palms were sweaty and his head was starting to hurt. He still had his phone in his hand. He looked at it and re read Sebastian's last text message staring at it for a minute before going back on his own private promise and typing out another message.

Blaine – 19:41: Scandals at 9.