Chapter 9- Before Regionals

A/N: I changed my mind. Regionals is not going to be broken up into two different chapters. Instead, there is going to be one chapter that explain the events leading up to Regionals and the events after Regionals. Here is the before Regionals chapter. Thanks for the support and patience.

Riley's POV- Three Weeks Later

It had been approximately three weeks since the big talk with Sebastian. This also means that it has been three weeks since he told me about the whole Kurt thing.

I didn't want to believe it when Sebastian first told me. Then it all made sense. Ever since that day at the Lima Bean, Kurt and Blaine have been acting weird. I had forgiven Sebastian for the whole slushy thing and not being completely honest with me for the whole Kurt thing.

I still couldn't fathom that Sebastian and I have been together for three weeks and still going strong we couldn't be happier either. We told Tommy the whole story about Blaine and Kurt and the slushy and he understood why Sebastian did what he did. He was behind us 100%.

So, I was sitting in the Lima Bean waiting for Sebastian. Today was our weekly coffee date and I couldn't be more excited. It had been a week since I've seen him. Regionals were coming up at the end of the week and he had the Warblers practicing long hours to make sure that they could beat New Directions. My mood took a complete 180 when Kurt and Rachel walked in. Rachel waved and Kurt continued to walk to a table. I had been avoiding him for the past three weeks.

"Hey Riley," I heard a voice coming from behind me. I turned around to see my amazing boyfriend, "I'm so sorry that I'm late. Warbler practice ran a little long," Sebastian continued as he gave me a peek on the cheek before sitting down.

"Hi Seb. I completely understand with Regionals coming up around the corner," I said with a smile and continued to drink my coffee.

"Riles, are you okay?" Sebastian asked me. He sounded concerned, which is something I really admired him for. He always wanted to make sure that I was ok.

"Is it that obvious?" I asked and he just smiled and nodded. "No not really. I can't stop thinking about what Kurt said about me. Now can I be friends with him now? I just don't know Seb…" I had to stop because tears were starting to form in my eyes.

Sebastian reached across the table and wiped away the tears that were forming. He grabbed my hand and started rubbing circles on the back of my hand to help calm me down.

"Thanks Seb. You really know how to make me feel better," I said with a smile while interlocking our fingers.

"Anything for you pretty girl," he said while still rubbing the back of my hand.

We were talking about my upcoming basketball tournament and Regionals. Sebastian was telling me that he feels like the Warblers have Regionals in the bag when my phone went off.

"Seb, I'm sorry to have to cut our coffee date short but that was coach."

"That's ok. Is everything ok?"

"I'm not sure. She needs to go over a new play and needs me at the school ASAP. I'm so sorry," I said with a frown.

"Don't worry about it Riles. I have loads of Calc homework to do anyway," Sebastian said with a smirk, "Go and call me later."

"Ok. Good luck with your homework," I said with a smirk while getting up from the table. I gave Sebastian a big hug and a small peek on the lips and walked out of the Lima Bean.

Sebastian's POV-The Next Day

I just walked out of Calc when I saw that I had a text from Nick.

Nick: Captain Meeting ASAP!

'What could Nick want to meet about?'

Me: Ok. Warbler practice room in 5.

Nick: Don't you have AP World History in 2 min?

Me: What are you my mother? :) I'm skipping since we have a sub

With that text being sent, I went off to the practice to meet Nick.

I saw sitting on the couch when Nick walked in, "What is this meeting about Nick? Couldn't it wait till Warbler practice tomorrow?"

"No Seb it can't. Do you remember that kid Karofsky?" Nick said with a sad expression on his face.

When he said the name Karofsky, my mind moved to that night I went to Scandals with some of the Warblers about four weeks ago. Karofsky came up to me while I was at the jukebox. He was trying to hit on me but I turned him down flat.

"Sebastian?" Nick said pulling me out of my train of thought.

"Yea. What about him?" I questioned him.

"Well, Blaine just called and left me a voicemail. He told me that Karofsky tried to commit suicide and is now in the hospital."

I didn't say anything. I just stared at the floor.

"Sebastian we have to do something!"

Looking up at Nick, I said, "I know. Let me figure something out. Call for an emergency Warbler practice after school today!"

With that being said, I leave the practice room and head toward my room. 'I need to talk to Riley. She'll know what I should do.'

I grabbed my phone out of my bag to call Riley as I walked down the hall toward my room when I saw her sitting on the floor in front of my door. She didn't see coming down the hallway. When I finally reached her, I noticed that she had been crying. I sat down next to her and wrapped an arm around her.

"Hey pretty girl," I gave her a kiss on the head while rubbing her shoulders.

She didn't say anything. She just buried her head in my chest and the tears came again. I hated to see her like this.

"Why don't we go inside and we can talk about whats got you so upset," I said to my girlfriend. I got up off the ground and unlocked my door. I then helped Riley off the floor and the two of us walked into my room.

Riley went and sat on the couch in the common room while I went into my room and grabbed a bottle of water for her. She took the water without saying anything while I sat next to her on the couch. I grabbed her hand and starting rubbing circle on the back of it. 'That always seems to make her feel better,' I said to myself.

"Hi Bastian," she finally broke the silence that I thought was gonna last forever.

"Hi Riles. Are you ok? Do you wanna talk about it?" I asked her and she just shook her. I was really concerned. I have never seen Riley this upset. Back when I told her about the whole Blaine and Kurt thing, she was upset but not this bad. I wasn't going to push her into talking about it. I was ready to listen wherever she was ready to talk.

"Seb…Karofsky…suicide…" Riley finally spoke. She was trying to tell me all of this between the tears. I pulled her into a big embrace and just let her cry. We remained like this for a few hours. My roommates walked in and out of the room throughout the afternoon. They understood what was going on and they didn't want to interrupt.

It was 2:30 when I looked over at the clock. I had to be in the practice room in 15 minutes to break the news about Karofsky to the rest of the Warblers. Riley had stopped crying and she looked like she was asleep in my arms. I picked her up and carried her off to my room. I laid her on my bed, gave her a peek on the cheek and whispered to her that I'd be back in 30 minutes