Summary: Blaine and Sebastian tell the world their story and the world likes what it hears
Notes: Since this is the final chapter (I swear), I felt it necessary to give one last reminder that I know very little (but more than when I started) about the Royal family and probably got everything about them wrong.
*I realized (at 2 AM) that I left off half the ending. I did waiting until a reasonable hour to fix it
"I'd like to apologize to the viewers for my outburst. You see, the infamous Mr. WSC is none other than my best friend, Sebastian Smythe and I had absolutely no clue it was him."
The camera switched to Sebastian, who was now sitting next to Blaine. "None?"
"Did I have a feeling I knew Blaine from somewhere? Yes. Did I ever consider he was Mr. Sex-on-a stick? No." When Blaine's face went bright red, Sean pointed at him and literally squealed "And there's the Bashful Schoolboy!"
Blaine crossed his arms and (playfully) pouted "I thought only Cooper could embarrass me like this."
"Speaking of embarrassing…Blaine, I was told the producers asked your friend Santana if there were any photographs from when you and Sebastian first met."
"Oh, god."
"Evidently she had none but did have video."
"Oh, god."
(Santana)They got their guns out aiming at me
But I become Neo when they aiming at me
The evil voice in Blaine's head began plotting his revenge knowing what came next.
(Blaine)Me, me, me against them
Me against enemies, me against friends
What neither he or Sebastian was prepared for was a cut-away to the audience. For a brief moment Sebastian appeared, proudly cheering Blaine on. Where the hell Santana find this?
The video ended and it was clear Sean was doing his best to be professional and not laugh. "Was Santana the girl you were um…rapping with?"
"Yes, she's actually one of my best friends, or at least was."
"Well, if this next video is anything like yours, she can be my BFF forever."
You cast a spell on me, spell on me
You hit me like the sky fell on me, fell on me
And I decided you look well on me, well on me
So let's go somewhere no one else can see you and me
Turn the lights out now
Now I take you by the hand
Hand you another drink
Drink it if you can
This time the cut-away caught Blaine cheering just as proudly for Sebastian as Sebastian had for him. Seeing Kurt standing next to Blaine was unpleasant but probably for the best. In spite of all the embarrassment, the interview had almost been fun. That was going to change.
Sean ended the video and sent them to commercial so Sebastian waved the producer over to quickly hammer out a plan for the next segment. Blaine got up to stretch only to find Adam waving a tablet at him. The screen was pulled up to Jake's livestream. Kurt was frozen, staring at the television with Rachel beside him. Tina off to the side talking to Rachel's husband, Jesse. Blaine knew Tina had not liked (ok…hated) Kurt for a long time but had held back her opinions for him. She deserved this.
When they came back from commercial there was an obvious change to the tone of the interview. "Well, now that we've answered the question of how the two of you originally met, I have a few questions for Seb. What I do not understand is how you are related to the Middletons. I've been with you dozens of times around them, along with members of the Royal family. Prince George and Princess Charlotte do refer to you as Uncle Sebby but I never thought much of it since children often give friends of their parents a title of Uncle or Aunt."
Sebastian explained his mother was Carole Middleton's cousin and that they were extremely close growing up. Blaine reached across and held his hand as he talked about her death and how he was given no choice but to move to the US with his father, who promptly sent him to boarding school.
"I began to act out. I made fake IDs and went to bars, smoked pot…was promiscuous, though not as much as I led people to believe. Then I met Blaine. He had a boyfriend and I didn't care."
"To be fair, he didn't like Sebastian either." Blaine wasn't taking a jab at Kurt but wanted to make sure no one saw him as a victim.
"That's true. Anyway, I continued to pursue Blaine but in doing so I found out what a great person he was, not just as you put it Mr. Sex-on-a-stick. We had actually become friends…then I screwed everything up."
"How?"
"I threw a drink at Blaine's boyfriend laced with rock salt. I wanted to ruin the outfit he was wearing but Blaine jumped in front of him and the drink hit him in the eye. He was almost blinded and required surgery."
The two of them had talked for hours about what Sebastian would and would not say. They decided to focus solely on the Slushie since it was about the two of them. In all of their discussions Sebastian had never said anything about…"How ironic was it that the moment Blaine fell to the ground screaming in pain was the moment I realized I was in love with him?"
"Wait…what?" Blaine pulled away but turned to face him. "What do you mean you were in love with me?"
"Killer, I wasn't in love with you…I am in love with you. I have been for 6 years."
When Blaine leaped across the couch and kissed him, Sean sent the interview to commercial…and the BBC website crashed with complaints he did.
However, there was another site where there were no complaints whatsoever.
Facebook: Seblaine
Artie: I can't believe Sebastian admitted that on tv
Nick: Which one, the Slushie or that he's in love with Blaine
Jeff: Because talking about the Slushie was the right thing to do
Thad: We all know Blaine's asshole ex would have ratted Seb out
Artie: Yo, I was talking about the being in love
Artie: The Disney Prince Gifs are already insane
Unique: You should check out the fan fiction
Sugar: Is there a problem with the sound or is Kurt's screech so high-pitched humans can't hear it?
Marley: You guys don't like Kurt very much, do you?
Trent: BIGGEST UNDERSTATEMENT EVER
"Welcome back, and my apologizes to those who were unhappy with the end of our last segment. I would have Blaine and Sebastian reenact the kiss but unfortunately we don't have much time and Sebastian still hasn't explained his relationship to the Middletons."
"Why I never said anything goes back to that time. After everything played out, I promised Blaine I would change. I thought the best way to do this was to get a fresh start which meant to get as far away as possible. So, I enrolled and was accepted at the St. Andrews."
"Where Duchess Kate and Prince William went to school?"
"Yes. I contacted Aunt Carole, I mean my mom's cousin, just to let her know I was in Scotland. When she said she was sending someone to make sure I had everything in order, I had no idea she meant Katie. I never expected the two of us would become close or that I would with Pip and James as well. I never expected to become the tortured little brother to Katie's husband and brother-in-law. I never expected to have two, now three, children in my life who I absolutely adore. And I especially never expected to run a charity that does such amazing work around the world. I didn't want my past to haunt the life I had built so I kept everything locked away."
"Locked away?"
"He was hiding from me."
Sebastian's head turned so quickly he would have been amazed if he didn't have whiplash. "Blaine…"
"We can move on if…"
"No" Blaine seemed determined so Sean gave him a nod as a sign to continue. "Sebastian believed I had married my ex and it's no secret he was, and still is, obsessed with the Middleton sisters. Despite his hatred of Sebastian, he would not have been above using our past connection to meet them. He tried with Meghan all the time." Sebastian subtly (at least he hoped it was) squeezed Blaine's hand. He was becoming riled up and was close to saying things he would later regret.
"Sebastian, when did you find out Blaine wasn't married?"
"When he told Charlie…Charlotte he wasn't so she would stop crying."
"The Prince Eric story is true?"
The memory of that moment caused them both to laugh, breaking the tension which had settled in the room. "Yes, it's true" said Blaine. "And she gave us a cute story to tell about how we came together."
"We're together?"
Sean was going to say something but remembered the last time he interfered he pissed off the audience.
"What do you mean We're together?"
"We've been reminding everyone how we only reconnected 3 days ago so I thought…"
"Oh, my god. Sebastian Smythe, will you be my boyfriend?"
"I'd love to be your boyfriend, Blaine Anderson." He smiled and leaned in for a kiss, but unexpectedly pulled back. "Oh, I have Facebook now. Don't we have to do something to let everyone know and make it official?"
Sean laughed and pointed at the camera "I think we've got that covered."
The end of the interview was the signal for the others to begin Operation Shut Kurt Up (Sam readily admitted it wasn't his best work). Blaine and Sebastian had wanted to play a part but everyone agreed it was for the best they didn't. Besides, if everything worked as planned, it would all be over by the time they could make it to the room.
In New York, Jake felt the vibration of his phone going off. He was glad he remembered to set it because he never would have heard Kitty's ringtone over the yelling. "Hey, babe. You guys ready?"
"Yes, everything's a go. How are you still livestreaming?"
"Jesse's got my tablet."
"Jesse, as in Rachel's husband?"
"Oh, yeah. He's totally a member of Team Blaine. Ok, give me a minute." Jake put the phone on silent and took a deep breath before entering the war zone.
"I can't believe you tricked me like this!" Kurt screamed at Tina. "You said how cruel it was for Blaine to go to the wedding without me!"
"I lied! Blaine was right to not take you and not just because he was able to reconnect with the true love of his life! His real soul mate!"
"Smythe?! You cannot be serious?! No one's going to believe that watered down version of what happened. When Kate hears about the real Sebastian Smythe she will cut him out of her life for good!"
"And who will it be that informs me of the real Sebastian Smythe? You?" In his hysterics, Kurt hadn't noticed Jake was now standing next to Tina, holding a tablet…with Kate Skyped in from London. "I'm waiting, Mr. Hummel."
"Kurt, say something" Rachel hissed at him. "It's Princess Kate!"
"I know that!"
Tina stepped around to face the screen. "I'm sorry, Your Highness. Kurt seems to have forgotten his manners. I'm…"
"I know who you are Tina, and you also Jake. It's a shame you both were unable to come to the wedding. However, I'm sure at some point you will visit Blaine and I look forward to meeting you then. Now, Mr. Hummel, I will give you one more opportunity to tell me what you believe you know about Seb that I do not."
"Your Highness, he…well, he did much more than what he said…"
"Before you say anything else, I am well aware of the events which were not mentioned. As Seb said in the interview, he and I are close. However, our bond does not come near what my husband and brother-in-law share with the man they consider their little brother. Attempt to speak out against either Seb or Blaine publicly and you will regret it. Tina, Jake, it was a pleasure to see you."
The screen went blank and the room went silent. There were so many more things Tina wanted to say to Kurt but they would all pale in comparison to watching him receive a verbal smackdown from Kate Middleton. "You know what, Jake? I feel like ice cream. How about you?"
"Sounds good. You're buying."
By the time Blaine and Sebastian reached the others, Kitty and Sam were Skyping with Tina and Jake who were giving a play by play of Kate's call to Kurt. Santana was updating those on the Seblaine site while Skyping with Brittany who told her what people in Lima were saying about the interview. Amongst the chaos, Blaine wrapped his arms around Sebastian and rested his head on his chest. "It almost doesn't seem fair. I get Sean in my life and you get my crazy crew."
Sebastian kissed the top of his head and pulled his boyfriend closer. "I wouldn't have it any other way, Killer. Do you want to find Adam and see if all the Disney Prince crap has finally died down?"
"It probably hasn't but once the pomp and circumstance begin tomorrow, we should literally become yesterday's news."
Or not…
18 Months Later: BBC Studios
Sean sat quietly next to his co-anchor, waiting for her to finish reading her story. 18 months ago, he never would have dreamed he would become the #1 newscaster at the network but the Disney Prince interview had changed his life completely…and his wasn't the only one.
"Before we sign-off tonight, I have something to share. As we all know, our favorite Disney Princes are in currently in Africa doing incredible works for Sebastian's charity. Thanks to the record shattering money raised at Blaine's music festival, Roads of Hope has been able to build infrastructure across the continent making it easier to get aid to those who need it. Today, Seb and Blaine sent me a photograph from their latest project site."
"Oh, my god! Is that what I think it is on Blaine's left hand?"
"Why I don't know" Sean told his co-anchor with a mocking innocence. "Maybe this unofficial announcement from Kensington Palace can answer your question."
William, Harry & Cooper
proudly announce the engagement of
Sebastian Smythe
and
Blaine Anderson
We love you Little Brothers
Notes:
Both video performances are from Episode 3x14 On My Way. Fly (Nikki Minaj): Browne, Hal; Smith, Clifford 2010 /Glad You Came: Drewett, Ed; Hector, Wayne; Mac, Steve 2011
The idea for Roads of Hope was "borrowed" from the television show The West Wing
