Hey there! This is just something that popped into my head when I heard that for at least the first episode of Season 4 Kurt would still be in Lima helping Mr Schue out. It sort of drifted off in a completely different direction than I'd intended but... oh well. Oh and someone asked me to elaborate on the Klaine sex after Kurt's NYADA audition, do not fear, that is coming I promise (no pun intended), I just want to make sure it's right so in the meantime, enjoy the sad fluff.

Kurt tapped his pen thoughtfully over the application he'd downloaded and printed off the night before. He was in Mr Schue's office, waiting for Glee to start later in the day so this was the perfect time to fill it out but his mind kept wandering. He kept wondering if he really wanted to go just yet. There was a part of him that was relieved to have these extra weeks in Lima, in familiarity. Maybe that was just because NYADA had rejected him and he hadn't had a back up. But still, it had him wondering if he was ready for New York just yet.

"Hey Mr Hummel."

A pair of arms wound around his shoulders, pulling his head back to meet his boyfriend's firm chest.

"Blaine, shouldn't you be in class?" Kurt wondered. "And stop calling me Mr Hummel, it makes me feel old."

"But you're my teacher, I'm supposed to show you respect." Blaine kissed behind Kurt's ear, nuzzling his nose at the spot and humming. "And I'm skipping. It's calculus and I'm still ahead of the class even if I've been here an entire year."

Kurt rolled his eyes and tilted his head back so he could study Blaine's face. He looked content as he snuggled Kurt from behind.

"Blaine, go to class and let me work," Kurt teased.

"What if I don't want to? Will you put me in detention? Punish me for being bad." Blaine's voice dropped to a lower register and Kurt shivered. "I've been a bad boy, I think you should punish me." He nipped at Kurt's earlobe before kissing at his pulse point.

"Blaine," Kurt groaned, half annoyed and half turned on. "Do you know how distracting you are?"

He chuckled and stopped kissing Kurt's neck to peer at the papers in front of him.

"Vogue?" he wondered.

Kurt bit his lip for a second before responding. "They're looking for interns... I thought I'd apply."

"In New York?"

"In New York."

Blaine was silent for a moment and Kurt worried that he'd get upset but his boyfriend simply began nuzzling his neck again, kissing every few seconds.

"You'll get it, of course," Blaine decided and Kurt sighed in relief. "Is it selfish that I've enjoyed having you here these few extra weeks?"

Kurt stood up and turned in Blaine's arms so he could put his arms around his neck and lean their foreheads together. He gave him an Eskimo kiss before reply.

"No, because I've enjoyed it too but I don't think it was a good thing," Kurt sighed. Blaine's eyes widened in panic and Kurt laughed a little. "I don't mean it like that, silly, I just mean that it makes it harder to consider leaving. Before it was easier because we knew exactly when I'd be on a plane to New York but now we've got no idea and it could ambush us. I don't want that to happen."

"Me either. I don't want to say goodbye."

Kurt's eyes narrowed. "I've told you multiple times but I will say it again: I am-"

"Never saying goodbye to you." Blaine rolled his eyes playfully but he already looked less upset. "And I won't say it to you either. But you know what I mean."

Kurt hugged Blaine tighter to him, burying his face into the crook of his neck and shoulder, breathing in deeply. If he got this internship then he would spend weeks, even months, between chances to just hold Blaine like this, to feel their hearts beating in rhythm side by side, to feel Blaine's kiss and love. It was really starting to hit him just how hard it would be to be away from him.

"Hey, you're shaking," Blaine murmured, rubbing Kurt's back. "What's wrong?"

"I love you so much," Kurt whispered without moving.

"I love you, too, you know that."

They remained holding each other for some time until Mr Schue showed up and gave them an exasperated look.

"Guys," he sighed. "You promised when I agreed to let Kurt help me out that it wasn't going to distract either of you."

"I hate going to calculus," Blaine complained. "I already know it all."

"You're going to get Kurt into trouble if you keep cutting class to spend time with him, Blaine. Now, go."

Blaine rolled his eyes, dropped a kiss onto Kurt's cheek before leaving. Kurt watched him go with a fond smile and returned to his application.

"He's just worried about when I leave," Kurt explained as Mr Schue sat down with him.

"Well, he can't let it be detrimental to his school work."

Kurt scoffed. "We both know he'll be valedictorian even if doesn't hand in any work for the entire year." They shared a smile and Kurt looked down at his papers, his heart still aching with love for Blaine. He knew that no matter what happened he would always, always love Blaine and they would always find each other again. One year would be nothing.

And he still told himself that when he was waving to his friends and family one last time as he went to board his plane to New York. He locked eyes with Blaine and cried a little harder when he noticed fresh tears running down his boyfriend's face. Sugar and Tina both had arms around him for comfort but he looked so sad... Kurt wanted to run back and hold him for just one more second but he knew he couldn't. This time would be the hardest but he could do it. He turned around and walked through the gateway, thinking hard about Blaine's promise to always love him. That was what would get them through this year.

Always.