A/N: So here's a quick update! I'll hopefully update very frequently, especially during the next weeks because I'm busy with family stuff during the holidays right now. The first chapters are just to give a direction to the story, so forgive me if they seem boring to you. Have a little patience.
I've forgotten to mention that the story is super canon until S5, it has elements from 5x01 on, just a little altered for the sake of the story. Hope you enjoy - xoxo
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From Sebastian (05:33 am): Is he in?
From Sebastian (5:35 am): Not that I care, but if he's not, I've got better places to be at tonight. Like in the backroom of some cool bar.
From Sebastian (5:40 am): Sorry, I forgot bashful schoolboys sleep at night.
Blaine wakes up to these texts in the morning after. He's barely awake and his eyes still hurt a little when he makes them face the blinding screen of his phone, so he needs to focus a lot to read the words correctly. At first, it was just blurred patches, but now he's managed to read the texts and he's laughing a little at the bashful schoolboy joke. He yawns goofily and starts typing back, with a clumsy smile on his face and messy free curls on his head.
To Sebastian (08:31 am): Good thing I'm not bashful schoolboy anymore then :). Kurt is in. I managed to convince him, so think of something because he already made jokes about you being unable to go to somewhere less cheap than Scandals.
He scrolls his notifications and smiles a little when he notices that Rachel has left a ";)" over his Facebook wall. He knows it's about the proposal, he invited her and she said she's coming to Lima because she wouldn't want to "miss Klaine getting married" – her words exactly. When the phone buzzes in his hands, he almost startles in surprise as he reads the text.
From Sebastian (08:36 am): I can't make dirty jokes because you're an idiot and you're getting married. Plus, I'm an angel now. So how did you manage to convince your future husband? I remark the future husband thing so that you can realize who you're getting married to.
Blaine rolls his eyes a little, but there's a fond smile on his face, so he just starts texting back.
To Sebastian (08:38 am): Don't you ever sleep? You texted me 3 hours ago :/ . I told Kurt I wanted you to be friends and eventually he gave up. No Scandals though.
From Sebastian (08:40 am): I don't sleep. Too hot to sleep. Ugh, I wanted to take him to Scandals so that he could remember that you prefer dancing with me ;) Oh no wait, I'm a good boy now. What about Columbus? Unless you're not afraid I might rock his world too much and he'll find you boring after he had a night out with me :P.
To Sebastian (08:45 am): You're unbelievable. But I won't get mad because I know you dislike Kurt so much that you won't even try and flirt. I don't know about Columbus, ain't that far? When are you going to bring him home?
It's not like he's afraid that Sebastian might want to take advantage of tonight, they're friends now; he just wants to make sure that Kurt gets home safely and not too late. Plus, Kurt really shouldn't drink, since Sebastian will do that of course, and someone has to drive. Blaine sighs a little. There are so many details about this whole thing that he hadn't considered. The next vibration makes him look at the screen again.
From Sebastian (08:48): I know, but don't worry, I'll drive Cinderella home safely. And not too late. If I have to spend a night with Kurt, at least I want to have fun, and Lima and Westerville aren't big enough for my fun.
Blaine sighs once more and he types one last text.
To Sebastian (08:58 am): I'm giving you the rest of the recommendations now because I won't be able to do it tonight when Kurt will be there. We'll meet at 8 in Westerville, so you guys have the time to drive to Columbus. When I'll leave Kurt there, I'll pretend I got a text from someone, I don't know who, I'll figure it out. I'll say I have to go and I'll insist for you to go out together and be friends just like I said to Kurt. Please, Sebastian. Don't let Kurt drink too much, he's dangerous when he does. Don't let him drive while he's drunk, not only because it's not safe, but because Kurt … isn't an easy kind of drunk guy. Don't get too close to him when you guys dance. Though you don't like Kurt, you're dangerous too. But at the same time, be careful not to let other guys get too close to him. He's my future husband. Ok. Guess that's all. For now. I've got my eye on you. Have a nice day Sebastian!
He lets the phone there where it is and he just slides out of bed, covered in his pajama shorts and his gray home t-shirt. He walks directly into the privy of his room and gets into the shower. He's wasted a little time on Sebastian's texts, so he needs to catch up if he doesn't want to be late. When he's into the shower stall and he turns the steel handle on the wall, the water hits his body and his muscles stiffen at how cold it is. He clenches his jaw and holds on and in a few seconds the temperature becomes more comfortable. Then he just allows himself to enjoy it.
It doesn't last too long. In fifteen minutes, he's out of the shower, wrapped in his big pink bathrobe that makes him look even smaller and he's wearing his flip-flops so that he doesn't wet the floor of his room. He reaches for his bed and then palms at his bathrobe to wipe his hands so that he can check the phone again. Sebastian obviously replied. Several times.
From Sebastian (9:00 am): I know you've got your eye on me ;).
From Sebastian (9:01 am): Ugh that was totally from the bad me.
From Sebastian (09:08 am): Wait, can I at least breathe when I'm around your husband? Because you've practically banned me from doing all the funny stuff. Can I mock him at least?
From Sebastian (09:12 am): Fine, don't answer me. See you tonight, say "Dress up properly" to Kurt from me, would you? I think I saw him wearing a tail once.
Blaine doesn't reply. He just lets the phone fall again and goes straight to the wardrobe. God, this is going to be such a long day. The funniest thing is that he has no idea how funny and fatal it's going to be yet.
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From Blaine (06:04 pm): I'll be there in ten minutes. Can't wait to see how gorgeous you look.
Kurt presses his lips together for a moment as he reads the text again. He's read it ten times already but it doesn't help him with his anxiety. As minutes go by, Kurt's pretty sure Blaine is hiding something from him, again. He chose to wear a white skin-tight shirt that shows off how much his body has changed in the last year and close-fitting black pants that make his legs look pretty good. He knows why he's doing this.
He just wants to throw it in Sebastian's face.
There's a chance that Sebastian might not care at all, but what Kurt wants is for him to regret that he mocked him. Being in New York and having guys from the Big Apple – and lots of countries of the States actually – flirting with him had him comfortable and way more secure about his own looks. In fact, he knows he's changed a lot, but now he's confident enough to look sexy too. Not that he plans on being sexy with Sebastian, especially when there's Blaine beside him, so he doesn't need any other guy; but he wants to show off. Maybe he wants to do it by dancing with Blaine a lot differently from that time in Scandals back then.
"Are you okay?" Carole asks as she goes through some gossip magazine, from the other side of the table, in the kitchen – where Kurt's waiting for Blaine to honk when he gets there. "You seem so tensed. I've never actually seen you so nervous before you go out with Blaine. It looks like you don't even want to go."
"Ugh, long story," Kurt rolls his eyes, stiffening a little on the chair and then sighing as he looks away, at some empty spot in the room, "Really long. I'm not just going out with Blaine. There's this guy I hate and Blaine is friends with him, and I don't want to spend my time with him. But Blaine insisted that we should be friends and stuff …"
"So, why are you going out with a guy you hate?" Carole asks, a little surprise, like it's something she won't expect from Kurt.
"Well, it's not like I'm going out with him only," Kurt says oblivious, "Blaine's there too, so we're just, huh, dancing a little, I guess. I'm going out with Blaine, the guy just happens to be there because they're friends."
"If it's a friend of Blaine's, he is not that bad maybe." She shrugs, abandoning the magazine for a moment. "Blaine is such a sweet guy; I doubt he would go out with the wrong kind of people. What's wrong with this boy?"
Kurt sighs a little, because it's not that easy. Right because Blaine can be the sweetest of guy, not always he manages to understand when people are no good. For example, he thinks that Sebastian is funny, and barely realizes that sometimes all Sebastian wants to do with his stupid joke is to offend.
"He's been unkind to me on several occasions," Kurt explains, while he tries to hold the term Asshole, because no matter how much of a good definition it is for Sebastian, he won't use it in front of Carole, "Most of the time Blaine wasn't there, so he probably doesn't know; but it's not like he didn't make it evident that he doesn't like me."
Carole stays in silence for a few seconds, then she replies, "And have you told Blaine about this?"
Kurt looks at her now, wincing at the question, "About what? The fact that he was rude to me? Of course not. He is … I don't need Blaine to stand for me. I can do it by myself." He says proudly but Carole shakes her head with a fond smile on her lips.
"I know, honey, you're strong and proud." She answers. "But this isn't about Blaine protecting you. Blaine and you are soulmates and he should know when one of his friends acts rude towards his soulmate. Not because he needs to protect you, but because he should reevaluate his friends if they make fun of his boyfriend, don't you think?"
Kurt arches his eyebrows for a moment and he's already opening his mouth to reply, when he hears the horn of Blaine's new Ford along the boulevard. It means that he has to go. Carole looks at him like she understands and she gives him one last smile that suspiciously looks like she's trying to suggest something.
He stands up, checking one last time that he's got his iPhone into his pocket and then he greets Carole, walking through the kitchen and the hallway until he opens the door and he's out. Should he talk about Sebastian with Blaine? Is it time to tell him about all the insults and stuff? Well, it's not like Blaine wasn't there when Sebastian said that Kurt usually wears girl clothes, so he isn't sure that Blaine would care anyway; not because he doesn't care about Kurt, but because, hey, Fashion has no gender. Kurt's said it so many times that maybe Blaine didn't realize Sebastian's words would hurt him.
Blaine is there of course, beside the sidewalk, looking towards him through the window of his car. Kurt can see it from there even that he's enthusiastic about tonight, and he doesn't know if it makes him happier or just tenser. Maybe he shouldn't have talked to Carole. It kind of changed his mood.
He walks quickly, opening the car door and getting in silently as he presses his lips together and then tries to put up a smile.
"Hey," He turns to Blaine when he manages to do so, gazing as his boyfriend looks happy and relaxed – maybe he's just hopping a little in his seat.
"Hey there," he leans over and presses a kiss on Kurt's cheek; Kurt turns fast so that he manages to catch Blaine's mouth anyway.
Blaine doesn't seem to mind, in fact, he smiles in the kiss and Kurt giggles a little when he smooches his lower lip and then his chin, trailing back with his eyes filled with that spontaneous happiness that always makes Blaine looks so adorable.
"You look awesome!" He says and Kurt smiles, a lot more confident than Blaine remembered him to be. It's probably New York that changed him. "I mean, you always look awesome, but this shirt suits you so well."
"You're not bad yourself," Kurt jokes, though from the way he is looking at Blaine, he knows that it's pretty evident that he means 'you're even more awesome'. "Now, where are we going?" He asks, though there's a part of him who's expecting the night at Scandals, no matter what he said about it yesterday.
"Hmmm," Blaine hesitates for a moment, licking his lower lip. He suddenly fears that Kurt might say no. They didn't talk about it and Columbus is far from Lima. What if he doesn't want to go? "Well, we thought we could go somewhere different, since Scandals was, you know, cheap," he repeats Kurt's words, hoping that would convince him better.
Kurt nods slowly, carefully pondering his words. He tightens a little his eyelids, like he knows Blaine's coming up with something and he's afraid of what it might be. It's not like he hasn't experimented personally that Blaine is quite easily convincible when it comes to party and get drunk, so that might be the kind of night Kurt is going to spend.
"I'm listening." He whispers when Blaine looks hesitantly away for a moment.
"Well," Blaine gazes at him again, "Sebastian said that since you didn't like Scandals and … he really cares about being friends with you now that things are okay between the three of us, we could go somewhere bigger."
For a moment, Kurt arches his eyebrow, wondering. Somehow, even if Sebastian may actually be interested in being a little kinder, he is sure that Blaine is exaggerating.
"Like what?" He asks and he feels flattered at the fact that Blaine doesn't dare starting the car again because Kurt didn't say yes to their idea yet. It's lovely that he now worries about what he thinks. It's like Blaine grew up too in the last year. He seems more of a man than a high school boy, which is so, so pleasant for Kurt.
Knowing that Blaine is more mature as person now makes him wonder if he might just simply gain Kurt's trust back finally.
"Like Columbus." Blaine says eventually, his face suddenly suspended like he's waiting for Kurt to either say yes or get mad at him.
Neither of these things happens. Kurt's momentarily looking at Blaine in confusion, like he isn't sure what Blaine said. Columbus is pretty far and although Kurt has never thought Sebastian might live in Westerville – he's always at the Lima Bean, goes to Scandals in Lima, etc. -, it feels like this is something that makes Sebastian more at ease than he can possibly be. He has to face Sebastian already, but he can't really imagine doing this with a disadvantage. So maybe it's about time to think back about Carole's words and Blaine's whole attitude towards this Sebastian thing.
"Blaine." He says patiently and he watches while Blaine bites his lower lip like he knows what's coming. "I'm not mad at you." Kurt says, recognizing the look, and Blaine seems a little less tensed. "I'm not, really; but I want you to know that this thing upsets me even now. I hated that when you got closer to Sebastian, you didn't respect my opinion towards him in any way. You also know that I believe that two people dating don't have to share the same friends like it's a mandatory rule. But at the same time, you didn't want me to do so with Chandler-"
"I'm sorry about that, I told you," Blaine sounds a little insisting and whining, but Kurt lets it go because he knows this is just the way he is.
"I know, that's not what I meant. It's not like I want to bring it up now to use it against you." Kurt makes clear, looking straight into his eyes. "What I meant is that you probably know what it feels like already and you just don't realize it."
Blaine blinks a few times, and then he arches his eyebrows in confusion. God, now there's constantly a part of him that is afraid to fuck up and say something wrong. He's afraid that every word coming out of his mouth might make Kurt doubt about him again, and he doesn't want it to happen.
"How did you actually feel if I came to you one day and I'd be like 'Blaine, can you and Chandler please try and be friends'?" He asks, his eyebrow twitching up like he's suggesting.
"You haven't heard him since then though, have you?" He asks, just to be sure and when Kurt rolls his eyes a little, he sighs. "Okay, I know. I know you feel, but it's Sebastian. It's not a guy I met while-"
"Blaine." Kurt scolds him, "It's a guy you met at Dalton. He's not any different from Chandler. The only thing that's different is that Sebastian tried to blind you, photoshopped Finn to blackmail Rachel and he tried to steal you from me." He says seriously. "I'm not saying that I don't want to do this. I just want you to understand that it's not easy for me."
"Oh I know." Blaine says immediately at the words, feeling relieved that Kurt doesn't seem willing to fight. "I know it's not easy, and that's the reason why I am completely thankful to you for trying tonight. I swear I realize how wrong we were both in the past, and I know this is hard for you, but … I told you, it's just for tonight. If tonight doesn't change anything, I'll be willing to accept everything and just … give up on the idea of seeing you guys get alone." He adds and Kurt looks a little calmer at that. "And … Okay, if you want me to get along with someone of your New York friends, just tell me, and I'll try and do the same, okay?"
That is what gets Kurt's attention and sympathy, the fact that Blaine became mature enough to know that he should be okay with doing the same thing for Kurt. It makes him smile and it fills his heart with a light happiness that makes him think that maybe he might want to give a chance to this tonight. So he leans over and takes Blaine's hand into his own, raising it until he can kiss the back of it, still looking into Blaine's eyes.
"That's fine. I'll try and do my best tonight." He whispers, with a soft smile on his lips, "but just know that Sebastian might have done and said things to me that you don't even know about, so I can't promise anything."
Blaine stiffens for a moment. This is something he's never talked with Sebastian either. What if Sebastian did actually say awful things to Kurt which were worse than the jokes he heard himself? Especially because Kurt doesn't usually lie to him and he would have no reason to lie about Sebastian now anyway. He tries to push the feeling away, because he suddenly remember that tonight isn't really about Kurt and Sebastian, and he won't even be there. This just about Sebastian keeping Kurt busy for tonight so that Blaine can plan on his proposal with his best man, Sam. So he just smiles thankfully and looks at Kurt as in love as he's always felt with him.
"Thank you, thank you so much." He whispers and he bends over one last time, kissing Kurt gently on the mouth for a brief moment. When he trails back, he stays close, looking into Kurt's eyes and adding, "Let's just have fun tonight, okay?"
"I'll do my best to enjoy it." Kurt winces and that makes Blaine giggles, while he moves back and waits for Kurt to pull on the safety belt before he finally turns on the engine again, ready to speed to Westerville, so that he can leave Kurt in Sebastian's hands.
They don't know yet that this is the night that is going to change their lives forever.
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One hour, thirty minutes and lots of GaGa songs later, Kurt is starting to feel nervous.
He doesn't know what this feeling is about precisely, but it's slowly making room inside him and he doesn't manage to fight it away. He's swallowed at least thirty times in the last three minutes and there's no actual reason for him to be nervous in the first place. God, this is so bad, to actually realize that he's nervous about meeting Sebastian.
There's nothing about the boy, actually. It's about the fact that he's looked into the mirror during the last year and he changed so much, and he can't help but wonder if Sebastian changed too. Sebastian has been and will probably be still his nemesis. This is important to him. What if Sebastian became even more attractive? Because, yeah, Kurt might hate him, but he's still not childish enough to admit that if one ignores his giant horse teeth and pictures him having different hair from his CW style, Sebastian is attractive. If he weren't, Kurt wouldn't have been so worried about him flirting with Blaine.
The truth is that he's well aware of how good and witty Sebastian looks. He's got that fascinating self-confidence that even Blaine misses on; which is a lot because Blaine was born as a leader and has got the perfect charisma. Let's say Sebastian is closer to arrogance than self-confidence, but this doesn't change the fact that Kurt is suddenly feeling unsure. It's like walking to your gibbet, knowing that Sebastian might make fun of every single thing he has become and make his castles of new New York self-esteem crumble in the blink of an eye. It would mean smashing months and months of recovering from his past insecurities.
"What are you thinking?" Blaine murmurs silently, like he's afraid of disturbing Kurt's thoughts.
In fact, Kurt's pretty grateful for the interruption, because he's not going to panic over Sebastian Smythe.
"Just wondering if Sebastian has changed," he says nonchalantly, trying to make his voice sound as steady as possible, "not that I care, but meerkats seems to keep their physiognomy almost the same for years."
Blaine laughs at the joke as he turns into a boulevard Kurt's never seen before, not even when they used to go to Dalton and hang around Westerville. He frowns immediately, unable to hold the question that is coming out spontaneously out of his mouth.
"Do you know where Sebastian lives?" He asks, his voice sounding a little more suspicious and jealous than he thought it would. So he quickly adds, "I thought we were going to meet him in Columbus."
Blaine presses his lips together, feeling a little unsure. He hates it that Kurt made him that question. It makes him wonder about their trust issues again and he isn't sure they actually passed over it; which brings to the following question that would be Is it okay to ask your boyfriend to marry you when he still doesn't trust you after you cheated?
"I don't, I mean I didn't," He corrects, "He told me yesterday because we agreed that if we were going out with him, we would meet home."
"Couldn't we just meet him in Columbus?" Kurt asks, but he sounds curious rather than accusatory. "I guess Prince Ego-boost wants us to go over and lay a red carpet so that he can flash the paparazzi with his teeth the size of an iceberg."
Blaine smiles at the joke, but then he shakes his head comically while he draw nearer to the sidewalk. "I just wanted to be kind, you know I am. I thought meeting him here was a way to make you guys break some tension before we go out."
"So are we going with our car?" Kurt asks, lifting his eyebrow, "Because it wouldn't make no sense to go with two cars by now."
Blaine bites his lower lip, breathing in at the thought that of course Kurt doesn't know that he'll have to go with Sebastian alone. So maybe Kurt is going to go with Sebastian's car. God, Blaine doesn't know why, but he hadn't considered this before and that's making him suddenly jealous. Rationally, he knows there's nothing to worry about it; but there's a side of him that knows that Kurt dated another guy in New York and that's difference between them.
Blaine might have made the mistake of sleeping with someone else, but Kurt dated someone else and no matter how much Kurt tells him that it was nothing serious, he and this guy probably shared intimate spaces that Blaine had experimented with him only. They probably cuddled on the sofa of Kurt and Rachel's apartment in New York and Blaine's never done that with other guys. So the thought that Kurt might ride into some other guy's car – even if it's Sebastian, whom Kurt hates very much – makes him a little unsure about this whole plan. But hey, he's going to ask Kurt to marry him and it's going to be amazing. The ring will seal it and they'll be bonded forever, no need to worry about other guys.
"Yeah, hmm, I guess," Blaine whispers, a little weaker, "We'll see, I don't know."
Kurt tightens his eyelids while Blaine parks, like he's noticed something's suddenly different with Blaine and he isn't sure if he should just face it now or let it go. It feels like they're dealing with too many things tonight while they were just supposed to go out and have some fun with an idiot.
They don't add anything to that. They just undo their safety belts and get out of the car silently. It's probably because they both have new thoughts on their minds. Driving for so long wasn't the best of ideas and it gave them all the time in the world to let themselves be filled with doubts they didn't have before. Doubts which are going to change their life from tonight on.
They start walking along the sidewalk and Kurt looks around because of course a snob kid that comes from money like Sebastian would live in such a place, big gardens, wonderful estates and freaking dreamy pools. Kurt would want to contain this sensation of envy slowly building up inside him, but it happens too soon for him to control it. Blaine seems to be checking on the street numbers, so Kurt realizes that maybe he's actually never been here before.
When Blaine stops in front of one the biggest house they've seen until now and nods towards the door, Kurt is sure that he hates Sebastian even more. This is one of the most beautiful places he's ever seen. The house is amazing, the garden is perfect and it seems like the sky is even clearer over it. Kurt wonders if there's a particular reason why good things only happen to bad people, but then he lets it slide because if he thinks about it, he probably won't be able to spend the night with Sebastian. Not to mention that Blaine is a huge Daddy's boy too.
"He's on the wealthy side, isn't he?" Blaine asks, as he looks dazed himself at the sight. Well, it's even bigger than his own place actually.
"I wouldn't have told from the way he dresses," Kurt snaps a little bitterly as the walk through the lawn, "though, considering how much of a snob he is, I can't be that surprised."
"Kurt." Blaine murmurs softly and they both take a moment to stare at the place while Kurt swallows his bitterness down.
The lawn is so perfectly green that it's pretty evident Sebastian's family has got a gardener. It's perfectly cut, visible even through the dim shadow of the French-styled street lights all around the garden. It's so magical one would think that it's a public park in Paris or something. Gray tales lead to a classic door, which looks just as expensive as Kurt's whole house. When they get close enough to read the plate on the door, the name Smythe is impressed in gold. The house is so, so huge now that they're in front of the main door and it makes Kurt and Blaine both feel small; especially Blaine because he's already used to feel small, particularly when Sam holds him in his arms (God, he has no idea why he's thinking about it know; about how warm and lovely it feels to be held by him). The colors are light and the windows are amazingly great, so the house is probably super bright in the day.
"You should knock," Kurt says and Blaine has no idea why he startles from the thought of Sam hugging him; it's all just innocent and as friendly as it is with Sebastian. Well, with Sebastian there haven't been many hugs, but this doesn't change anything, right? Sam is a friend.
"Yeah," Blaine leans over and knocks on the wood, smiling a little when he thinks that Kurt doesn't even want to touch Sebastian's door.
It takes several minutes for the door to actually be opened. Blaine and Kurt spend this time looking at each other and Kurt's like "I told you how he is", while Blaine looks at him with pleading eyes that suspiciously feel like "please, give it a try and be a little patient".
When Sebastian appears though, opening the door with his right hand and coming out while he fixes his shirt over his torso with the other, a familiar smirk over his features, Kurt already feels like punching him in the face. Well, not literally, because he doesn't do violence, but his hands are tickling a little. Of course the night they have to try to be friends, Sebastian didn't even care enough to get ready in time.
"Sebastian!" Blaine says and he sounds so spontaneously happy like the puppy he is all the time that Kurt's hands are tickling in his direction too.
"Hey there, killer," he says lightly and then turns his gaze to Kurt, "Kurt," he takes a long endless pause, like he's trying hard not to say anything mean, "I'm … glad you came."
It sounds bitter and not really honest, but Kurt appreciates that he tried. At least he won't feel like he's the only one who's making efforts.
Kurt allows himself to do some staring, but just because he wants to be a little judgmental. Sebastian is wearing a light blue polo and okay, maybe it just fits his torso a lot better than the ridiculous clothes Kurt saw on him before, but this doesn't mean he'll do the stare. His long legs are covered in tight dark jeans and at least these make them look too thin, so he's immune to the charm of it. When he looks up again, he notices from the unbuttoned polo and his arms left bare, that Sebastian has probably taken advantage of his pool already because his skin is tanned. It makes him blush a little uncomfortably, the thought that Sebastian looks so warm from summer and he's just the usual cold Casper instead. He tries to keep from sighing and showing too much of this discomfort to Sebastian.
Instead of looking up to him, he turns to Blaine and when he catches him staring, he can't help but roll his eyes. He isn't revaluing the getting back together thing because of this, of course – because Sebastian really looks good and Kurt himself was almost staring – but he can't help the grimace on his face as he looks away towards the lawn, feeling not at ease at all. He doesn't even bother answering Sebastian.
While he doesn't look though, he can't see that Blaine wasn't staring. He is actually trying to communicate with Sebastian through his eyes. It's sort of like he's silently saying, "Here he is, he's in your hands now." It sounds awkward in Blaine's head, the way it sounds, but he keeps the play on just like Sebastian and he planned it.
Right when he puts his hand in his pocket to pretend someone's calling, the phone starts ringing for real, making Blaine startle so hard that he almost lets it fall. He tilts his gaze up to look at Sebastian, who's got his eyebrows lifted like he can't believe planned this so good that he got the call at the right moment. But Blaine didn't plan on this and he has no idea who is this.
Kurt is turning to him to as Blaine murmurs some excuses and checks on the number.
It's Sam.
Blaine has no idea why he has to fight so that his lips don't arch into a smile, but he eventually picks up.
"Hmm, hey Sam," he whispers, while Sebastian closes the door behind his back and steps towards them a little. He throws Blaine an allusive gaze, lifting his eyebrows and smirking. Blaine suddenly remembers what Sebastian told him about Sam and he blushes a little, feeling uncomfortable at the fact that Kurt is looking at him now.
"Hey dude, where are you?" Sam asks and Blaine covers the phone, pretending that it's casual. "It's like almost nine and Ryder says he's not going out because of you, so you better not ditch us."
"Yeah, I see," He swallows, trying not to make it too clear that he wants to hide this conversation, "Hmm, do I need to get there?"
"Of course you have to, dude!" Sam says, completely unaware of what's going on. "I thought you wanted to do this, have you changed your mind?"
"No, no I didn't," Blaine answers and he tries to sound worried and thoughtful. "Look, it's going to take me a long to come there, but just hold on, okay?
"Fine, no problem." Sam says through the phone and Blaine looks away from both Kurt and Sebastian. "Just wanted to make sure you came. We're going to shoot them in the head meanwhile."
Blaine has to bite his tongue not to comment about Resident Evil. A proposal will be worth one night without killing zombies. "I'll be there, okay, fine." He disconnects the phone.
"Who was it?" Sebastian asks, his voice still a little allusive and Blaine hopes that Kurt thinks the tone is just usual Sebastian flirting.
"Sam," Blaine says and he turns to Kurt instead, "I … I'm really sorry, Kurt, but I … I think I've got to go. He said the kids came to visit and they're making his night a living hell …"
"W-what?" Kurt asks frowning and that sorry coming out from Blaine's mouth suddenly makes him blush with shame at the thought that his boyfriend's cancelling their date because of a friend in front of Sebastian. New material for Sebastian to mock him. "And you have to go, now? I mean, are you sleeping at Ryder's? Are the kids staying there? I …" He doesn't even know how many questions he wants to ask already.
Blaine parts his lips to answer, but he trails back when Kurt seems to realize which the most important question is now.
"We've got to go home?" He asks, looking at Sebastian who doesn't seem that surprised strangely.
"Hmm, I have to, I … well, you don't have to, if you want to go out," he says, nodding towards Sebastian, like he's silently suggesting, Hey, Sebastian, do you remember what I told you about convincing Kurt to go out?. The puppy eyes he gives to Sebastian must work because he's wincing uncomfortably.
He can perfectly remember what Blaine told him about Kurt yesterday, but God, it's so hard to put it into practice when Kurt is kind of his worst enemy ever. Ugh, he feels like puking.
"No, that's fine, we can go-" Kurt is already answering when Sebastian cuts him fast.
"Hmm, Kurt." He says and Kurt turns towards him like he can't even believe the fact that Sebastian has murmured with his voice so soft and quiet. His jaw is almost on the floor, his mouth and his eyes wide open in disbelief and it would be actually funny to look at if Sebastian wasn't supposed to do this. "Can you, huh, please stay?" He asks, putting his hands into his pockets and tightening in his own shoulders. God, he can't believe he's doing this.
"What?" Kurt asks instinctively and laughs nervously, "Is this a joke?" He asks and when Sebastian looks down uncomfortably and licks his lower lip, he blinks in shock.
Blaine is about to answer but Sebastian cuts him.
"No, it's not." He takes a step towards Kurt, looking up into his eyes and breathing in. "I kind of asked Blaine out because it's real bad moment for me and my life in general." He says, looking uncomfortable and awkward as he does. "I didn't want to be alone. Blaine probably must go but … can you please stay? You know I would never ask normally."
Kurt looks at him and for a moment his harsh expression of self-defense turns into grief. The angles of his mouth drop down and his eyebrows arch sadly, like he feels sorry at having been unkind when Sebastian looks vulnerable and asked them out to feel better somehow.
"Are you serious?" Kurt asks again, but this time it's softer.
For a moment Sebastian just stares, his green eyes shining dimly under the artificial lights from the garden. So, did Blaine actually mean it? Can Kurt put apart all the horrible things Sebastian did to him because Sebastian is not okay? Well, he is super okay, but Kurt doesn't know.
Then Kurt turns to Blaine, like he wants to check that this wouldn't upset his boyfriend or something and Blaine nods towards Sebastian.
"If that's not a problem to you, Kurt … I really think Sebastian would you use some company," He says fondly and then sighs – a little over-dramatically, "I didn't tell you because … I didn't know if Sebastian felt okay with sharing his moods with you yet." He explains, feeling relieved that he's voice isn't showing his insecurity. "I'm sorry that I have to go, but … you can try and get along anyway, right? Please, both of you."
Kurt and Sebastian look away from him and gaze at each other instead. They share some sympathy and when Sebastian doesn't look smug or arrogant, Kurt eventually gives in. For Blaine. And also because Sebastian has already surprised him once. Maybe he was too judgmental and he is supposed to give him a chance to fix the past and impress him some more.
"Fine," he says, looking straight into Sebastian's eyes, "but … how am I going back home if you take the car?" He turns towards Blaine, wincing with doubt.
"That's not a problem." Sebastian cuts in. "I can drive you home."
Kurt looks at him and seriously, this is what gets his attention, the fact that the Sebastian Smythe in the flesh has just said he's fine with driving for almost two hours to bring Kurt home after a night out. His shock must be pretty evident because Sebastian smirks and he adds, "Sup, princess? I can be a gentleman if I want to."
"Yeah, no doubt about that," Kurt says sarcastically and he turns to Blaine. "I guess I'll see you tomorrow?" He asks, "Just text me to let me know you got at Ryder's safe."
"Awwww," Sebastian teases, "Love birds."
"Shut up," Kurt murmurs but he keeps on looking at Blaine who's smiling now.
"I will," he jokes and throws a gaze at Sebastian, "Love warblers."
Sebastian winks at the words and Kurt rolls his eyes impatiently.
He barely manages to make them roll completely before he closes them shut, Blaine's mouth suddenly pressing on his own. It's the brush of a moment and then Blaine trails back, look as embarrassed as Kurt is at the fact that Sebastian is so close while they kiss.
"Thank you guys for trying. You really made me happy." Blaine says as he starts slowly walking backwards. "Sebastian, be gentle. Kurt, let him loosen a little. He's all wrecked lately." He jokes and Kurt watches as Sebastian rolls his eyes. "See you guys. Love you, Kurt!" He says loudly and looking suddenly enthusiastic.
Kurt tries to think that it's because he wants Sebastian and him to be friends so much that he's actually happy not to play the friendship third wheel between them.
While he walks away, Blaine manager to hear Sebastian say to Kurt "I don't want to get charged for breach of the peace because your boyfriend needs to scream his love for you" and Kurt snap back, "I bet you got worse than that".
A smile appears on his face as he listens and only when he's sure that they can't see him anymore, and he's almost reached the car, he pulls out his phone and types a text.
To Blonde Chameleon (9:07 pm): On my way. Sorry, I got stuck with Kurt and Sebastian. I had to distract him somehow. Coming over, wait for me – xo
He enters the car and presses the clutch, turning the engine on quickly, after he put on the safety belt.
A moment later he's speeding down Westerville to reach the interstate. He's a safe driver, so he totally doesn't check on the phone while he drives. So while it's buzzing on the seat beside him, where he threw it, Blaine's humming happily to Bruno Mars, too busy with singing to check on and read a text with this content:
From Blonde Chameleon (09:11 pm): Uh-uh dude. Why did you leave him alone with that guy? He's trouble, big trouble.
