gleebles A/N; Yes, this was originally a oneshot, but I decided to write a second part which I believed was necessary! Hope you guys enjoy!
"I heard it from Finn."
"So she'll be alright?" Blaine questioned.
Kurt shrugged his shoulders dejectedly.
"More or less."
Blaine exhaled noisily.
"Thank God."
"Thank those doctors," Kurt corrected lightly. "That's three people close to me that they've saved."
Blaine wrinkled his eyebrows.
"Your dad, Quinn, and…?" he examined, sipping his medium drip and raising an inquisitive eyebrow.
Kurt gave him an obvious stare.
"You seem to have forgotten that you told me the extent of your Sadie Hawkins injuries," Kurt remarked and he, too, sipped his coffee, and then looked up suddenly. "Well, four people. Elizabeth Taylor. She was saved several times before her tragic death in March of 2011."
Blaine pursed his lips and raised his head slightly, looking away.
"What does 'more or less' mean?" he changed the subject.
Kurt looked around the Lima Bean, searching for the right words. It was 3:50 and the Bean was uncharacteristically empty. The coffee shop would customarily be swarming with Westerville and Lima high school residents, causing Blaine and Kurt to enjoy their drinks outside, but, due to the dark clouds and icy rain, there were many more seats empty than filled.
Quinn had been in her accident on Friday afternoon, right before Finn and Rachel's wedding. The ER was packed with teens in tailored tuxes and pink dresses who grilled every man and woman in scrubs and white coats that passed. However, regardless of their interrogations, no conclusive answers were given.
It was now Tuesday and Kurt had finally received a text message as he and Blaine stood in line for their post Glee practice coffees informing them that Quinn would survive.
But not comfortably.
"She…" Kurt trailed off, and then looked to Blaine, "she apparently can't move her legs."
Blaine's dark eyebrows furrowed deeply.
"She's paralyzed?"
"I don't know," Kurt replied, glancing down at his phone. "That's all Finn told me."
Blaine shook his head sadly and took another generous swallow of his caffeinated beverage.
"It's unbelievable."
Kurt nodded his agreement and then, Blaine noticed, his eyes shifted focus to something over his head and Kurt's expression transformed dramatically.
"Oh God."
"What is it?" Blaine wondered and turned in his chair.
"Well, well," came the gravelly, charismatic voice. "Look who it is."
"Sebastian," Kurt replied shortly and Blaine threw him an entertained, yet cautious glance.
Sebastian towered above them, donning his usual Warbler blazer, his hair styled impeccably. Little about him had changed since Regionals.
"Mind if I join you?" he asked, quiet nonthreateningly, but Kurt shook his head.
"Absolutely not—"
"Congratulations on your win again," Sebastian commented lightheartedly, ignoring Kurt and picking up a chair from a nearby table. He took a seat between the two of them and turned his head toward Blaine. "You were amazing."
Kurt didn't miss this pointed comment and watched as Blaine looked around at him, uselessly.
"Don't you mean 'we'?" he asked, his face breaking into a nasty smile.
Sebastian glinted at Kurt and he returned the unpleasant smirk.
"Of course," he said and his grin grew, if possible, wider. He turned back to Blaine. "All of New Directions."
Blaine watched Kurt a bit, watching his incredulous smile change to bitter irritation, and shrugged.
"Well," he began, trying to keep his distance. "It wasn't an easy win. You guys really stepped up your game."
Kurt threw him a look, causing Blaine to frown.
"Have I done it again?" he wondered to himself. Is this what Kurt had meant by placing Sebastian over Kurt? Blaine thought he was simply responding to his remark…he didn't expected Kurt to be offended over such a simple comment.
But then again, it was these little things that had stacked up against him in the first place and he had been oblivious then, too. And he had promised Kurt that he would be a better boyfriend…
And, dammit, he would. He was a man of his word.
"Would've won if you were still with us," Sebastian flattered easily, breaking Blaine from his thoughts. "But we would be taking the only talent at McKinley if you came back and that just wouldn't be very fair."
Blaine opened his mouth, determined to finally set Sebastian straight, but Kurt beat him to the punch.
"Wow," Kurt exhaled loudly and both Sebastian and Blaine looked to him. He gave a laugh.
Kurt laughing was not a good thing.
"I mean wow," Kurt continued, leaning forward with another grin. Then, it fell at the drop of a hat. "Do you ever get tired of doing that?"
A pregnant pause passed as Sebastian situated himself in his chair, facing Kurt full on.
"Doing what exactly?" he challenged with that ever-present smirk.
"Oh you know," Kurt replied flippantly, "constantly flirting openly with my boyfriend while simultaneously berating me? Seriously, it's getting old and I don't appreciate it."
Sebastian's Cheshire grin only grew as he stared at Kurt, then turned to Blaine's expressionless face, and again back to the ladder.
"I don't know what you're talking about," he continued. "I already told you that I'm done with those kinds of games, Kurt."
"You may have let go of your motives," Kurt replied quickly, never missing a beat, "but malicious behavior is obviously a perpetual strand in Meerkat DNA. Just because you make a half-assed apology and shake hands with my all-too-forgiving boyfriend doesn't mean you're in my good books."
Where Kurt came up with these snarky on-the-spot witticisms, Blaine will never know. What he does know, however, is that it is time for him to step in.
"Look Sebastian," Blaine began lowly as Sebastian opened his mouth to retort and both boys turned to him. "I don't like to hold grudges…and as far as I'm concerned, everything between the Warblers and I has been restored."
The two boys stared at Blaine, waiting as he readied himself.
He inhaled deeply.
"That being said, I should probably just say this so this," he gestured between Kurt and Sebastian, "doesn't go on forever."
Blaine paused and reached over to take Kurt's hand.
Now Kurt was really curious as to what Blaine was going to say.
"Sebastian, Kurt and I are serious," he began and Sebastian looked as if he were going to say something, "just…let me finish. Can I?"
Sebastian let a moment go by, moving his eyes down to their linked hands momentarily, and then gestured for Blaine to proceed.
Blaine looked to Kurt.
"We've been dating for nearly a year and, quite honestly," he quietly laughed a bit, "it's been the best year of my life."
He squeezed Kurt's hand.
"And even if we weren't dating, and although I've forgiven you and the Warblers, after the whole rock-salt slushy ordeal, it just…will never happen between us. And I don't want it to either," Blaine looked down, looking genuinely apologetic. "I'm sorry to say it so bluntly, but I can't have Kurt worrying over us…when there's no us to begin with."
Kurt stared at Blaine with wide eyes and Sebastian's face dared to look surprised.
He wouldn't lie and say he wasn't caught off guard by this sudden declaration, but he refused to let it show.
So once again, he smiled his Meerkat smile.
"Well," he exhaled with a laugh, "it's too bad that I don't really care for sappy love stories, but, I'll admit, that was really something."
The two boys stared at Sebastian.
"It's also too bad that you're attracted to…this type, Blaine," Sebastian gestured at Kurt who glared at him. "I'm sure you two will enjoy a long lifetime of sipping Shirley Temples, playing chess, practicing celibacy, and altogether living quite the glamorous life of safety and shelter together."
"Come on guys, live a little!"
"We whole bunch a lot of firsts to start crossing off our list..."
"I'm sorry if I'm trying to be spontaneous and fun!"
Kurt watched as Sebastian placed his hands on the table, lifted himself, and smiled down at them.
"I'll see you around," he said loftily and began to turn. "And remember, take care of that Warbler, Kurt."
Kurt glanced at Blaine who was smiling a very secretive smile at him, which caused his heart to stop.
"Oh I will."
Blaine's jaw dropped incredulously, stared at him, and then he glanced quickly to judge Sebastian's reaction.
The Warbler faltered for a moment, a look of uneasy disgust slowly spreading across his face, and glanced at Blaine for a moment.
Blaine suppressed a smile, raised his eyebrows at him, and shrugged.
Sebastian chanced a peek at Kurt who refused to look away from Blaine's face.
Then, he turned slowly and uncomfortably made his departure.
Blaine turned to Kurt.
"Oh my God," he laughed, covering his mouth.
Kurt, however, looked displeased.
"If you hadn't said something, I think I might've actually hit him," Kurt huffed and sipped his previously abandoned coffee. "I really hate that guy."
"Well, at least he knows now," Blaine reassured him, reaching over and squeezing his hand.
"Finally," Kurt muttered and, upon seeing Blaine's uncomfortable expression, then he squeezed back.
"Sorry."
"I deserve it," Blaine leaned back and rubbed his eyebrow restlessly.
"No you don't," Kurt protested. "You kept your promise and stuck up for us. It was very…" Blaine offered Kurt a soft smile and Kurt stared back, "hot."
Blaine raised his eyebrow.
"Yeah?" he leaned forward.
Kurt pursed his lips and his eyes looked up at the ceiling.
"Mm, maybe..."
Blaine frowned and Kurt found his eyes and smiled.
"Yes, very."
They held eye contact for a long while before Blaine spoke up.
"So, what exactly did you have in mind when you said you'd 'take care' of me?" Blaine wondered curiously and Kurt flushed, ducking his head.
"I can't believe I said that," he muttered and Blaine laughed.
"You did and I kept my word, so you should keep yours too!"
Kurt rolled his eyes and sipped his coffee.
"I'll see what I can do."
Blaine wiggled his dark eyebrows at him suggestively.
Kurt choked and sprayed the table with coffee.
gleebles A/N; Thanks to everyone who favorited/reviewed/alerted, blah, blah. :) Please review!
