Hey guys! Thanks for the lovely reviews last chapter; they made me smile so much! I really hope you enjoy this chapter too; I was really excited to get this one down. This chapter's up a little later than I would have liked (always two weeks since the last one), but university has been crazy busy lately so I just want to apologise for such a long wait!

Days went by with Kurt doing the same thing again and again; he woke up, went on an early morning run looking less than fabulous, showered, spent several hours looking through fandom stuff without commenting, and then would mope around the house until the evening, where he would watch some of his favourite reality shows, before going to bed. To put it bluntly, Kurt was more bored than he had ever been, and all he wanted was a bit of excitement in his summer.

"You still not found any adventure bud?" Burt asked one evening as Kurt lay in front of the TV as he had done every day. Kurt sighed, not looking away from the latest Kardashian drama;

"Nope", he said bluntly.

"I thought you were going to go looking for a fun summer and make some new friends?" Burt asked, standing behind the sofa, trying to get his son's attention. He still didn't look up.

"Well turns out that's hard to find. I guess the universe is telling me my fun won't start until college".

"That's no way to think Kurt. I'm sure you're going to have the best time FIDM, but you've got to enjoy every moment of life. You and me know better than anyone how short life can be". Kurt sighed again, but this time turned to look up Burt;

"I know, dad. I just can't find anything that makes me really happy or passionate".

"You'll find it Kurt, I know you will", Burt said, ruffling Kurt's hair and walking away while his son squawked behind him.

"How're you doing Blaine?" Elle asked about a week after the breakup.

"I'm doing okay, I suppose", the actor said bluntly as they hung out in Elle's office. Due to Blaine's success, the publicist had a stunning office on one of the higher floors of an incredible skyscraper with great views of LA. Since awards season was coming up, Blaine wasn't filming anything right now, so she decided to invite him up to her office for a friends lunch.

"Have you talked to Sebastian at all?" She was trying to be as tactful as possible, but it wasn't really working.

"Not a word. Why? Have you?" The hope in Blaine's eyes almost killed Elle.

"Not directly, but you know me and his manager are good friends".

"What did she say?" Blaine would never admit it, as he liked to think of himself as a strong person, but he craved contact from Sebastian. He used to spend almost every day with the man, so quitting him cold turkey was hard.

"Not much. Just that he's not really faring much better than you are; throwing himself in to his music as he does". Blaine sighed; he wanted more information;

"Yeah, he always was a workaholic when he was upset".

"Blaine, not that I'm not sympathetic to how you're feeling, but you need to stop asking me about him. Move on with your life; enjoy it; take some risks! When you and him are ready to be friends again, or maybe more, then it will happen. For now, just take whatever life puts in front of you".

Blaine loved to jog. As an actor, his body was his instrument, so keeping fit and healthy was very important, and there was nothing better than running up the canyons of LA and being rewarded by the amazing views at the top. However, inspired by Elle's words, Blaine decided to take a different route along the beach. He needed to spice things up a bit, and what was better than a new view and new people?

Kurt had to force his body to get out of bed that morning. He didn't know why; usually his morning run was the most exciting part of his day, but today, he really wasn't feeling it. However knowing he would regret it if he didn't go, Kurt shut off his alarm clock and headed towards the beach for his usual path.

He started at a slow pace to get his body used to the exercise; Kurt regulated his breathing, turned his iPod volume up high, and looked down at the ground in full concentration mode as he sped up. Soon, he was surrounded by trees, with the sound of seagulls only barely audible through the loud beat of a Lady GaGa song. In his vision he could see his feet moving rhythmically and the branches and twigs he was stepping over. He was totally in the zone, until…Kurt's body ran in to something solid, he heard a shout from the other person, and his body fell to the floor, then immense pain flooded through his body.

Groaning, Kurt sat himself up and pulled his headphone out of his ears, hoping the ache throughout his body would subside;

"Oh my god I am so, so sorry!" Something said; turns out Kurt had literally run into a person, "seriously, I didn't see you; I was looking at the beach. Are you alright? Do you need me to take you to the hospital?" Kurt thought he recognised that voice, but for now he had to make sure the pain was going;

"I…I think I'm okay", he said as he checked over his body; nothing seemed broken, and the pain had become a dull ache. And, most importantly, his iPod was okay too.

"Seriously, I am so sorry. Here, let me help you up". It was at this moment Kurt realised he was still sitting on the ground. Taking the stretched-out hand, he felt himself being pulled to his feet. Gathering his thoughts and brushing off any debris on his clothes, Kurt finally looked up at the assailant, and gasped loudly.

"Oh my god!" He said, louder than he would have liked to admit. The other boy went red and looked down at his feet, embarrassed.

"Erm…so yeah, sorry about that". Blaine felt so awkward. He had just crashed in to this stunningly beautiful man, causes him injuries, and now he finds out the boy was a fan; Blaine was sure this interaction would be all over the papers by the morning.

"It's…it's okay…I'm sorry for being so awkward, I'm just a huge, huge fan of yours!" Kurt rambled.

"You are? That's very sweet, thankyou". Blaine said the line had had repeated to fans a million times, but something felt off this time. Whoever this boy was, he felt important. Blaine just couldn't figure out why.

"I'm Kurt by the way; and don't worry about walking in to me; I wasn't looking at where I was going either!" He said, laughing nervously.

"Nice to meet you Kurt; glad to see you use the same running technique as me; my friends always laugh at me for staring to intently at my feet!" Blaine didn't know why, but he felt he could tell Kurt anything.

"I can't believe I've never met you along here before! I'm here every morning and I would definitely recognise you!"

"Oh…yeah, I normally run somewhere else; I was just looking for a change, you know? As you've probably heard if you're a fan of mine I've been going through some stuff lately, so I just wanted to explore my options and try something new".

"Me too!" Kurt exclaimed suddenly, causing Blaine to jump slightly, "Sorry! I just meant; I've been trying to expand my horizons and do new things as well". Blaine could not stop staring at this boy. Being in showbiz, Blaine had met many attractive men, but none quite like this. He had never had any interest in fans, no matter how beautiful, but he just wanted to get to know Kurt more. Suddenly, Elle's words went through his head;

"Move on with your life; enjoy it; take some risks! When you and him are ready to be friends again, or maybe more, then it will happen. For now, just take whatever life puts in front of you."

"Maybe we could help each other then?" he suddenly said before his brain caught up with him. What are you doing? He thought. Blaine knew nothing about Kurt; he could be crazy for all he knew, but he wanted to take risks; he didn't want to be the guy who spent the rest of his life pining over his ex-boyfriend, while his ex-boyfriend found someone else.

"R-Really?" Kurt asked, looking hopeful and in shock.

"Yeah! We both want to try new things and meet new people, so why don't we get to know each other? If you're okay with that?"

"I-I would love too!"

"Great, how about we meet here tomorrow morning and run together?"

"I can't wait!" Kurt exclaimed. The pair said a quick farewell once Blaine's phone started beeping with important calls, and Kurt ran quickly back to his house, foregoing the rest of the run. He ran up the stairs, ignoring his father's calls and jumped on to his bed like a starfish. Kurt could not stop grinning. How could this have happened to him?

Blaine was everything Kurt had ever hoped he would be; handsome, smart, funny, and kind. And he actually wanted to spend more time with Kurt! His summer was really looking up.

Kurt and Blaine ended up hanging out together quite a few times over the next few days; they graduated from running together, to going out for coffee together, to having lunch on expensive restaurants Kurt would never dream of visiting. Kurt knew that these weren't dates; someone as amazing and famous as Blaine would never want to date someone like him. Plus, he had just got out of a very serious relationship; Kurt didn't want to pressure Blaine in to anything.

"Blaine…"Kurt started to say one afternoon during one of their said lunch "dates".

"Yes…" Blaine said, in the same tone.

"I just wanted to get something off my chest. So can I please just say it and then you can forget I ever did?" Blaine looked curiously at Kurt, sitting back in his chair in a relaxed fashion; the two had amazing chemistry and already felt so comfortable around each other;

"I make no promises…" He said with a slight grin.

"Well I'm going to say it anyway", Kurt smiled back, causing Blaine to laugh, "I just wanted to let you know how much you mean to me. I think I made it clear from our very first embarrassing encounter…"

"It wasn't embarrassing", Blaine assured him.

"Trust me, it was. Anyway, I'm obviously a big fan of your work, but you've honestly changed my life. Seeing someone so open with their sexuality in the limelight made me so much more confident about who I was. When people in my school who weren't so accepting of me saw how cool you were, even though you were gay, they started to see that gay is okay. So I guess I just wanted to say a sincere thankyou", Kurt said, looking Blaine straight in the eyes. Blaine didn't say anything; he just stared back.

"Okay let's go to the whole 'pretending I didn't say that' bit", Kurt said, breaking the eye contact and trying to laugh it off.

"No Kurt", Blaine said, gently taking Kurt's hand, causing him to look at him again, "thankyou. Seriously, you have no idea how much that means to me".

"That's okay", Kurt whispered back, feeling overcome with emotion. The pair didn't mention that moment again during their numerous other friend dates, but both certainly didn't forget it.

Hope you enjoyed! The next chapter features (unless I make some creative cuts) Blaine meeting Mercedes and him and Kurt meeting in secret to avoid the paparazzi. Sorry there was no fan stuff this chapter; I just couldn't find a place to fit it!