Hey guys, so sorry for the long wait. I'm happy with this, but I still probably could have gone over it a bit better and gone through the years of Kurt and Blaine as kids. One day I might do this again, still keeping the storyline but add the bits and pieces I didn't add. I just wanted the story to have some sort of closure for those who love it as much as I do, so I hope you're happy with it and thank you for all the reviews! They mean't a lot. I know it was starting to lose it's touch a bit, but I think this ending makes up for it - I hope, let me know how you feel about this and possibly the threequel in the future with the missing parts not yet added trying to recreate that same tone of voice as the previous writer. I'll have to study it over and over not that I haven't already read it a million times. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR PATIENTS and Happy Reading.


Burt Hummel stared amazed at the sight before him as he walked in the room. His boy was all grown up and wearing a tux. He turned around as soon Burt choked out a sob. "Oh dad don't cry, if you cry I'll cry, and this is supposed to be a happy moment," Burt enveloped Kurt in a hug and kissed his forehead "They're happy tears son, I can't believe I get to see the day you get married, it feels like only yesterday I picked you from that car and brought you home,"

Kurt despite what he said had tears coming out of his eyes, and he laughed "Thank god I'm not wearing mascara, or I'd be a wreck," Burt chuckled and then held him at arms length. "How are you feeling? You ready for this?"

"I don't think I'll ever be ready for this. He's perfect dad, absolutely perfect, and you know what?" Burt held out a hankerchief and Kurt blew his nose gratefully. Burt always knew what he needed. "If you hadn't taken me in, I would never have dreamed to be this happy. I didn't even know what happiness was until you came in my life and I love you more than anyone else on this planet,"

"Even more than Blaine?" Burt asked surprised and Kurt nodded "Even more than Blaine, just don't tell him that," Kurt looked around him "Where's Carole?"

"She's checking up on Blaine," He gave Burt the eye and Burt rolled his own. "He's going to be fine Kiddo, Carole asked me not to worry about it, and neither will you, you're getting married Kurt,"

Kurt couldn't help himself as he hugged Burt again "I'm so happy dad," Burt pressed his head into his son's hair and had his arms around his son's still slim but healthy waist. "I'm so proud of you," they hugged a bit longer and Kurt sighed in content.

"I love you dad,"

"I love you too son,"

Carole popped her head in "The wedding is about to start we ready in here? OH KURT! You look so handsome!"

"And you look beautiful too Carole," Kurt grinned as Carole came over and kissed him on the cheek. Burt held out his arm "Well ready son?"

Kurt took it in his and breathed in deeply before nodding "Ready,"


As Kurt grew up under Burt's roof, he became Burt and Carole's best friend and most proudest achievement. Earning a scholarship to NYADA, and moving to New York with Blaine and his best friend Rachel whom he met through High School proved just how intelligent he was. It was hard for Burt to watch Kurt leave the country. He was so used to taking care of him, on the day of the departure they recalled memories of sleepovers with Lucy and Blaine, they recalled birthday parties, they recalled Kurt getting into every lead role of all the musicals his school ever did, except that one time Blaine got the lead role.

Kurt and Blaine's relationship hadn't always been easy, they were strong when they were kids, but as teenagers they had their ups and downs especially when Kurt started making friends in high school and Blaine was always seen as the nerd. Which made Blaine's family decide to try out a different highschool, they had a massive fight when Blaine told Kurt he was leaving for Dalton, saying he didn't feel like he was a part of Kurt's life anymore. That he didn't need him.

"You're leaving?" Kurt asked cornering Blaine in the car park. He hadn't even come to say goodbye - the asshole. He had heard from Finn and Quinn. Blaine didn't even look upset as he said while turning the key in his car "It'd be for the best," He couldn't even look Kurt in the eyes. Just as he opened the door Kurt slammed it. Blaine finally turned to him glaring "What the hell Kurt!"

"You can't just leave and not say goodbye, don't I deserve an explanation at least?" Blaine groaned then obviously not able to hold the tears anymore that was sliding down his face. Kurt stood back surprised. He never saw Blaine cry.

Not once.

Okay, except that time Finn accidentally broke his toy microphone by sitting on it during their sleepover but Finn and Carole had gone to the shops and gotten him a new one. Kurt noticed Blaine's friendship bracelet wasn't on his arm. Both boys hadn't taken it off since they were kids. Kurt felt his heart break at the sight.

"It's always about you! No I DON'T NEED TO EXPLAIN WHY because can't you see Kurt? I can't do this anymore. Every time I try to hang out with you, you avoid me like the plague, every time I try to talk to you or hang out with you- you find an excuse not to. It hurts. I can't do this anymore, I don't have any friends here and you hang out with Mercedes and Rachel, but you never ask if I want to join,"

Blaine sounded so disappointed in him and Kurt felt like he was the worst friend in the world, but Blaine didn't understand. Blaine didn't join glee club because he didn't like how Kurt treated him in the room. He sat on the far end of the room and ignored him the entire time. At first it had been great in freshman year, and Kurt had even kissed him once but then suddenly it stopped and when he started ignoring Blaine, Blaine decided to just stop going, and nobody even seemed to notice except Finn who occasionally tried to get him to join.

Kurt had been avoiding Blaine, only because he didn't want Blaine to worry about his bully issues and the only way to stop getting shoved in the hallways was if he walked with another glee club member, but even that didn't stop them. He didn't tell Burt because his dad has done enough in his lifetime to protect Kurt and make a good life for him, he's tired of running. He's tired of being afraid of who he is, and he doesn't want to be afraid. His mother made his childhood hell, and he was determined to see through a better future. He doesn't want to leave his friends, and he knows by telling Burt that will be exactly what would happen, and if he told Blaine, Blaine would insist on telling him.

"Please don't go," Kurt begged. "I want you here, you're my best friend,"

Blaine sighed. His curls hanging low over his head and Kurt went to brush them back like he always did but Blaine flinched. When did he start to flinch? Kurt wondered and stopped himself before he made a fool of himself. Blaine always got teased for his curls and glasses and whole bow tie look, but he hid in the library so he didn't get as much teasing as Kurt did. When Kurt joined the cheerios though, Blaine would sit on the benches and watch him which is where Kurt often noticed Karofsky and Azimio sitting close by and annoying Blaine during his acts. Kurt stopped cheerios for that reason alone.

"Please," Kurt sobbed "Don't go," and finally Blaine sighed and reached out a hand to wipe the tears on Kurt's face.

"I'll always be your best friend Kurt. Always, distance isn't going to change that Kurt." He reached his other hand and then got something out of his back pants pocket. It was the toy plush heart Kurt gave him when they were kids. Kurt cried when he saw what it was "Blaine…"

"Have this with you so you know I'm always by your side,"

Kurt just stared at it dumbly.

"Please take it," Blaine asked and so Kurt did.

He hiccupped and tears continued to fall despite Blaine's attempt to clear them.

"I'm sorry," He whispered in a broken like voice when Blaine was about to get in the driver's seat. That stopped the shorter boy. He stood back up and came closer to Kurt. Kurt for once didn't care if anyone was watching. This was his best friend. Nobody could come between them.

Blaine shook his head "Don't be, this isn't goodbye, just …see you later," Kurt shook his head and looked like he wanted to disagree but didn't know how to.

Blaine placed a finger under his chin gently and tilted his head towards him. Kurt with wet eyes watched as Blaine closed the gap and pressed a soft kiss to his lips. Kurt instantly closed his eyes when he returned the kiss. After they parted Blaine smiled at him. "I'll always love you Kurt," He brushed his finger over his lip and whispered "Always," Kurt threw his arms around Blaine's neck for a last hug and then he let go.

Kurt's biggest mistake was watching Blaine get in that car and drive to his new school. He should have ran, he should have called him to come back, he should have gone over to his house and begged his forgiveness and tell him everything, but he didn't do anything of the sort. Kurt still didn't have that knack to rely on people's love to help save him.


It wasn't until Karofsky pushed him too far in that locker room by kissing him and threatening his life that Kurt ran to Blaine.

He ran to his school. Months later after not talking. He needed the other boy.

He was rushing down a staircase with a tear stained face "Excuse me…can you tell me where Blaine Anderson is?" The boy turned around, and Kurt's eyes barely registered who was standing in front of him as he felt himself falling..

"Kurt….Kurt come on…" Blaine's panicked voice was urging him to wake up. "Come on sweetheart,"

He felt fingers on his pale cheeks and blinked an eye open "Oh thank god," Blaine pressed a kiss to his forehead "You scared me,"

"Blaine?" Kurt asked. It was his Blaine. Blaine though had his hair gelled back and was wearing a uniform which was probably why he hadn't recognised him at first glance.

He was in some sort of dorm…

"I carried you to my room, hope you don't mind but you fainted,"

"Fainted?" Kurt repeated and Blaine nodded "Someone came too close and knocked into you, you basically fell and I couldn't wake you up till now, what are you doing here Kurt?"

"I needed you," Kurt said immediately and Blaine smiled sadly "We haven't spoken in half a year Kurt,"

"I'm really sorry,"

"It was partly my own fault for not reaching out to contact you either after I transferred," Blaine added. He insisted Kurt stayed on the bed and not get up so quickly but helped him plop up into some soft pillows.

"It's not just that. I haven't told you about the bullying…." Blaine's eyes widened "Bullying? Kurt…" Kurt held out a hand to stop him. "Please, let me explain,"

Blaine nodded and brought over a chair to sit next to the bed. Kurt noticed a picture of them on the nightstand and smiled.

Blaine saw where he was looking and smiled as well "I never not once didn't think about you or what you were doing you know,"

Kurt nodded in understanding "Me too. When you left…it felt like nothing was the same anymore. Even at home I felt kind of empty. Especially when dad had his heart attack, I couldn't burden him with my own troubles not after everything he's done for me as a kid, and then Finn had Quinn's issues with Rachel and glee club, you know Quinn got pregnant with Finn's best friend and I just felt…I don't know, god I missed you,"

"I missed you too by the way, all the time." Blaine told immediately and then added "Is Burt doing okay?"

Kurt nodded. He remembered when Burt was in the hospital and Blaine showed up. Kurt hadn't seen the other boy in weeks.

They didn't even need to say anything. Blaine just rushed up to Kurt and held him in a tight embrace.

Everyday Blaine came to the hospital and would hold Kurt the exact same way and it made things just a bit more tolerable. Both were afraid of losing each other if they did say anything. Kurt wanted to apologise and Blaine wanted to tell him off for letting him go, but at the same time he loved his friend too much to do that to him.

They never talked. Not once, Blaine just held Kurt.

"How did you even know?" Kurt asked finally and Blaine hesitated "Quinn told me,"

Quinn. Quinn had changed her name when in highschool. She hated getting teased for being so chubby as a kid.

"Trust Quinn not to keep quiet," Kurt snorted but it was more friendly, considering she had included him ever since that pool party at her house and beyond that.

She even stuck up for him against fights with Rachel and Finn in glee, and in Cheerios she'd always make sure the girls were nice to him.

"He's fine now, I still worry about him eating too much unhealthy food but Carole keeps an eye for me when I'm not at home,"

Blaine reached for his hand then and held onto it on the edge of the bed, he looked into Kurt's eyes "I don't want to be rude, but please...tell me about the bullying?"

"He threatened to kill me," Kurt blurted out…when Blaine's eyes widened he knew he couldn't hold it in anymore. He trusted Blaine not to go running to Burt unless necessary. Why had he been so stupid?

"Who?" Blaine demanded and Kurt was surprised by the anger in his eyes and tone. "Who threatened you Kurt?"

Kurt immediately reached out to cup his cheek "I need you not to storm out here when I tell you, I'm scared enough as it is," Blaine's eyes softened. He brought his own to take Kurt's hand of his cheeks and bring it to his lips. He kissed his knuckles and smiled "Okay, okay…but jesus Kurt, I'm so sorry I haven't even called you or…" Kurt cut him off by shaking his head. "It's okay I don't blame you for doing what you needed to do.

I was always pushed down stairs, and thrown in dumpsters, you were already in the library so you never saw, and I avoided you because I was cleaning myself in the showers most the time, and I got shoved into lockers so I didn't want you to touch me which I knew you would & you would notice the bruises and I didn't want Burt to know, I avoided you because I was being bullied. I was avoiding you because I didn't want you to be a target and I didn't want you to tell Burt and fight my battles for me. I avoided you because I wasn't sure how to ask for anything more than all the love and support I have gotten over the years, I can't keep expecting people to save me,"

Blaine had been listening carefully and he brought his hand once more to his lips to kiss his palm this time when Kurt finished.

"I just – I loved you so much, I still do and having you not even go near me was torture for me Kurt, still wished you came to me but I think I understand…who threatened you sweetheart?"

The endearment made Kurt's heart melt and he didn't even register himself saying the other boy's name. He was too busy staring into Blaine's beautiful hazel golden eyes. "Karofsky…"

Blaine's face fell and he looked like he wanted to lose it but was trying hard to hold it in. "He kissed me," Blaine's eyes opened and stared in shock "He did WHAT?"

"He kissed me, but I shoved him off and he ran out. A week later was when he threatened to kill me if I told anyone about what happened. I don't feel safe anymore at school. It always feels like he's there watching my every move,"

Blaine nodded and sighed. "Kurt you can't go back there,"

"What other choice do I have?"

"Here," Blaine said. Kurt frowned thinking of his friends in glee.

"Come here Kurt, we have a no bullying policy at Dalton, and if you join some of the art classes they'll cut some of the fee, because they have a high belief in the arts,"

"I can't just leave my friends," Kurt told sadly and Blaine shook his head "You can't put yourself in danger either, we can't risk your life like that,"

Blaine took both Kurt's hands in his "I'm not risking your own safety by letting you go back there,"

"How will I explain this to dad though?" Kurt asked "It's still more money than McKinley and I don't want him to stress about me,"

Blaine nodded and sat closer to him. "How about we talk to him together? We tell him a bit about the bullying. We won't have to tell him everything, but at least enough to make him see it's not okay for you to be here," Blaine said and Kurt knew it was the right thing to do for him to come to Blaine. He always stood by him. Like that time he helped him get stuff out of his hair as kids and told him he hated it when they did mean things to him.

He was still that same boy today, except even more beautiful in Kurt's eyes.

"Plus, you get to be with me every day without worrying about homophobes," Blaine grinned.

Kurt laughed and wiped his eyes sniffing "That does sound nice,"

So they did just that. Blaine and Kurt went to Burt and told him about the bullying, Blaine admitted he was also getting bullied to some degree and that there wasn't much you could do, he even tried complaining to the faculty, but you could tell they didn't care. Burt was more than okay with transferring Kurt to Dalton, now that he and Carole were living together, they shared their wages with Blaine's parents too who still kept in regular contact to look after their boys, and they had more than enough after the wedding and them working while Kurt and Finn went to school.

"Damn it son, why didn't you tell me?" Burt asked as he hugged Kurt. Kurt embraced his father. "I didn't want you to worry about me,"

"That's my job Kurt. Your job is to be yourself, my job is to love you no matter what and to always look after you, got that? You can start that school next Monday, finish your last week of McKinley, say goodbye to your friends, but I'm taking you out of that school then okay?" Kurt nodded and Burt clapped Blaine on the shoulder too. He'll admit he missed the other kid. He used to lighten up Kurt's eyes so much. "Good to have you back in his life Blaine," Blaine just smiled and thanked him like the gentleman he was.

After that the rest was history, Kurt still didn't have the courage to tell Blaine he loved him too, because soon after he transferred he admitted he had feelings on Valentines Day and Blaine had brushed him off saying they should see other people first. Kurt figured it was because soon after that Kurt found out that Blaine had a crush on Jeremiah, he was spending so much time with Jeremiah and not with Kurt.

Blaine overheard David and Wes talking to about him thinking about returning back to McKinley. "I just don't think I should be here anymore,"

Wes and David looked at each other and then asked Kurt "Is it because we don't give you any solos?"

"No it's not that…I mean I would love a solo don't get me wrong but it's…it's Blaine,"

This is where Blaine had stopped at the door hearing his name.

He stopped and listened, heart pounding in his chest at the thought of Kurt leaving. He couldn't leave. He couldn't lose Kurt again.

"What about him?" David asked "Did he do something to make you uncomfortable?"

"No he's perfect. That's the problem. He just wants to be friends, but I love him, and it's distracting myself from my studies just by him being in the room. I keep thinking of the what ifs. I miss my friends, I miss my old glee club and Finn said he'd watch out for me if I wanted to return,"

He felt like an idiot and hypocrite. He basically left McKinley because Kurt was ignoring him only for him to do the same thing to Kurt, and he stared at the boys sad eyes who was looking at his coffee cup, not noticing him in the doorway as he said to the other Warblers "I don't want to be in Blaine's way anymore. It's okay if he's found someone else, I just want him to be happy,"

He left then feeling like an idiot. He did have a crush on Jeremiah but when he actually told Jeremiah how he felt, Jeremiah said he was far too young.

Why did he even look at Jeremiah when he had someone as perfect as Kurt right in front of him?

Because you didn't know he loved you. The little voice said in his head. He always told Kurt he loved him, but Kurt never said it back. He just said he had feelings on Valentines Day, and Blaine didn't want Kurt to feel like he had to say he loved Blaine so he brushed it of.

The next day Blaine found him and Kurt was hardly able to look at him as he said "I'm going to ask dad to transfer me back to McKinley tonight,"

Blaine said at once "No, Kurt you can't. I heard you talking to David and Wes about leaving, and you don't need to leave because of me,"

"It's too hard Blaine," Kurt said stubbornly and Blaine almost stomped his foot like a child as he crossed his arms.

"So you're just going to go to Burt and ask him to put you back into the school which made you miserable and have him worry about you? Have myself worry about you?"

"Blaine stop, just stop please, you're making this hard"

Blaine sighed and stepped forward stroking Kurt's cheek. His finger trailed under his jawline and then went up to brush the hair of his eyebrows. Kurt was watching carefully unsure what to make of this.

"You're so beautiful Kurt. If Burt hadn't taken you in… you would have died with your mom," Kurt nodded eyes filling with tears. Blaine sighed "I'm so glad you're alive, so so glad, and that's why you can't go back sweetheart,"

That's when Blaine looked to the photos of them as kids and Kurt told him his world changed when Burt took him in. Blaine asked him to be his boyfriend.

Kurt didn't leave Dalton after that.

They had fights, but just the reminder of how short life is and how there are no guarantees always brought them back together.


Now Burt was waking Kurt down the aisle.

Blaine was already waiting for him, and the smile on his face told Kurt that his struggles were behind him.

He was never alone.

Finn was Kurt's best man. Wes and David was Blaine's.

Quinn and Rachel and Mercedes were bridesmaid.

Burt and Carole were crying and a little drunk with joy.

"I do," Kurt replied and slid the ring on his husbands finger.

Now he had a father a husband and a family to share his pain and happiness with and Kurt Hummel was no longer the sad boy whose heart was torn apart by the woman who tried to destroy every ounce of happiness in his life and even tried to kill him. He found his own family and he was married to his best friend. "I do," Blaine agreed and then grinned remembering the small wedding they had as kids. "I do again,"

Kurt rolled his eyes and chuckled. "At least I got a real ring on my finger this time,"

"Hey that gummy wrapper was a great likeness," Kurt just laughed and kissed his husband, the loudest cheer he could hear in the background was his dad "THAT'S MY BOY,"