Hey there peoples, here is yet another update. I hope you enjoy this one, and leave plenty of reviews :)

In this chapter, Blaine gets his invitation to the reunion. What will his answer be?

Did I already mention that I don't own Glee? Onward with the fic!

Chapter 14:

It's Time

Blaine Anderson had a huge smile on his face as he strode down the hall of the floor where his apartment was located. He had just returned to New York from London, the last stop in his recent United Kingdom tour of a performance of West Side Story, in which he himself had performed as Tony. Despite how much he'd enjoyed his performances in the tour, it had been quite exhausting. Therefore, now that he was back in the familiar surroundings of New York City, and in his apartment building residence for that matter, he felt relaxed and at home once again.

With a sigh of content and relief, he placed his key card in the lock of his room, and entered. Inside, the apartment looked as comfortable and clean as ever. With a sigh of exhaustion, Blaine put his luggage down by the door, walked over to the sofa nearby his television, and sank down gratefully into it. He knew he would have to unpack soon and find a way to make plans for what to do for what considerable time he had before the next show that he would likely be called on to perform in, but for now, he could afford to relax. After all, while it had been close to midnight back in London when he'd left to return to New York, it was 2:40 p.m. here in New York City, which meant there was plenty of time left for him to hang around the city a little before going to bed.

As he lay down comfortably on the sofa, Blaine thought about how the audience had cheered euphorically for his performances, and subconsciously compared the audiences that had been there in the United Kingdom to the one that he himself had been in when he and his other friends from the glee club had watched Rachel in her performance in the Broadway reawakening of Funny Girl. As he had the thought, he sighed as he found himself wishing that the phantom images of his glee club friends, and in particular, Kurt, that he'd seen in the U.K. audiences had been the actual flesh and blood forms of his friends instead of apparitions caused by his imagination like they had been in reality.

In fact, now that he thought about it, he actually could have slightly enjoyed being there for Rachel's Funny Girl performance and his time in NYADA after graduation a little more if he'd been on slightly better terms with Kurt. He remembered how he'd proposed marriage to Kurt directly after Regionals during his senior year, and how Kurt had told him that he was unsure but that he would have a more definitive answer later when the time was right. From that point on, the two had been on slightly chilly terms since then. Blaine sighed, for sooner or later, he and Kurt would have to face each other over this matter, but how?

Suddenly, Blaine heard his cell phone ring. Groaning, he drew it out of his pocket, and saw that it was from none other than Sebastian Smythe. Blaine sighed, for Sebastian almost constantly called him these days. Sighing, Blaine accepted the call, put his phone up to his ear and said, "Hello?"

"What up Blaine?" he heard Sebastian's eager voice reply immediately afterward.

Blaine sighed, "Well, I'm still a little exhausted from just arriving back from London. I suppose you are still in Lima with Hunter and Ryan?" Blaine knew that this was the likely case since Sebastian and Hunter Clarington rarely ever went anywhere without the other ever since they'd married and adopted a young orphan boy named Ryan.

Sure enough, Sebastian chuckled, and responded, "Well yeah, they're here in the house with me. Would you like to speak to them?"

"Not right now. At my current state of exhaustion, I'm barely able to talk to you."

"Ok than," Sebastian said a little dejectedly. "Well, Sectionals is coming up in a few months down in Cincinnati for the Warblers. Would you like to come watch Ryan perform with us? Maybe we could hang out at a bar later afterward?"

Blaine hesitated, unsure what to say to this. Truth be told, he did find the offer tempting. Still, he wasn't all that willing to make even a slight indication of possibly giving up on Kurt. Then again, he also had to admit that he was in need of some sort of companionship, and Sebastian was already married. But there was still that nagging doubt.

"I'm waiting," Sebastian said patiently.

At that point, Blaine made up his mind. "Sorry Sebastian. I can't come, I'll be busy at that time."

"By that do you mean actually busy, or do you just not want to hang around with me because of your situation with Kurt?"

Blaine paused; about to lie and say that it was the former, but then decided that it would be much kinder for him to tell Sebastian the truth. "You're right Sebastian. I'm still very much in love with Kurt and I hope to get my current situation with him out of the way before spending too much time around any former rivals for his affections."

"Blaine, it's been twenty-two years!"

"I know that Sebastian, but nonetheless, I'm telling the truth. I love Kurt, and I can't hang out with you without feeling guilty right now. I know that this isn't fair to you Sebastian, but it's not my fault that this is the way things are."

Sebastian sighed, and said, "Well ok, I guess you're right. I'll tell you what, from now on, I'm going to make this easier for you. Until you more or less start to make at least a tiny bit of progress in fixing up your situation with Kurt, I'm going to stay out of your life affairs. No calls, no texts, nothing. Got that?"

"Sebastian you don't have to do this. I'm sure we can come to some sort of arrangement. I want things to work out for the best for all of us . . ."

"No Blaine. The only way this is going to work out for the best for anyone is if I don't risk messing things up. I can't let my actions influence how you deal with your situation with Kurt. I already know this will be difficult enough for you Blaine. You don't need me making things worse."

"Sebastian please, . . ."

"No Blaine, I am going to hang up right now. Good bye, and good luck with Kurt," Sebastian said with a tone of bitterness and finality to his voice before Blaine heard a beep that signaled that the call was over.

Blaine lowered the phone from his ear and stared dejectedly at it. Truth be told, despite how much he actually saw the sense in what Sebastian was doing and was thankful for it, he still cared for Sebastian as a friend and had not wanted to hurt him in the way he'd just done. Still, he knew that what he'd said to Sebastian about his feelings for Kurt was true. As he had the thought, he realized that like it or not, Sebastian was right. He needed to settle things with Kurt once and for all someday or another. The last thing he could afford was for a third party obstacle to risk making things even more difficult than they were already going to be.

Sighing, Blaine decided that he'd rested long enough, and got up from the couch. He stretched his hands up into the air, and then lowered them as he felt the energy come awakening back in him as a result. "What to do?" Blaine thought to himself. Seconds later, he decided that he would have a large snack or so at a local restaurant. A nice New York burger after returning home from London probably wouldn't do any harm. At the thought of eating a nice tasty cheeseburger, Blaine's mouth watered, and he found himself feeling quite hungry. "Yep," Blaine said to himself. "I'm definitely in the mood for a cheeseburger today." With his mind made up, he checked his pockets for his wallet, and then walked out the door.

Right after he walked out the door, Blaine bumped right into the mailman. "Sorry Mr. Anderson!" the mailman spluttered nervously. "I didn't realize you had returned."

Blaine smiled, and said reassuringly, "Don't worry. It's fine."

"That's good," the mailman said; looking quite relieved that he hadn't angered the famous Broadway actor that was now standing before him. Having gotten over his initial surprise at seeing Blaine back at his apartment, the mailman drew out a red envelope from his mail bag and handed it to Blaine.

"I was about to put this in your mail box, but since you've just now come out here, I guess it wouldn't make much of a difference if I just gave it to you right now." The post man said.

Blaine gently grabbed the letter, thanked the mailman, and sent him on his way. When the mailman was gone, Blaine opened up the envelope and pulled out the letter inside. Upon reading it, Blaine grinned; for it was an invitation from Finn to come to Lima for a New Directions reunion. Blaine had to admit, the idea was definitely appealing. After all, he would certainly enjoy hanging out with Sam, Tina, and all his other friends. That is, almost all his other friends. Upon thinking this, Blaine sighed as he once again remembered his situation with Kurt.

Even after so many years, he still remembered the terrible heartbreak he'd felt when he'd first broken up with Kurt, and the humiliation he'd felt when Kurt had been unable to give him a definitive answer when proposed to that same year. As Blaine had these thoughts, he sighed once more. Could he really do this?

Then Blaine remembered the intense hope he'd felt deep within him when Kurt had told him that when the time was right, he would have a definitive answer for him, and that a part of him did want very much to marry him. As he had this thought, he remembered his performance of It's Time by the Imagine Dragons band from during his senior year when he'd said goodbye to Kurt and wished him luck when Kurt had been on the verge of travelling to New York. In fact, he'd actually sung that very same song for his audition for Tony in the United Kingdom tour performance of West Side Story. As he had the thought, Blaine finally made up his mind. "It's time," he said to himself in a low whisper. "I'm going to go back to Lima, take part in this reunion, and make things right with Kurt once and for all. I am going to start preparing today." After making this decision, Blaine then added, "But first, I should probably get a burger. I am pretty hungry right now after all. Preparations are best made on a full stomach, not an empty one." Smiling again, Blaine continued down the hall to get to the elevator. As he walked, his dark eyes gleamed in anticipation of satisfying his hunger, and even more so in anticipation of his upcoming opportunity to hang out with all his friends.

Just like that, Blaine is coming to Lima for the reunion. I apologize immediately to all Klaine fans. Trust me, I am over the moon over how this couple is engaged on Glee and hope very much that Kurt doesn't end up pulling an Eli C. scandal on Blaine with Elliot aka Starchild. However, at the time I came up with this story, the events I had happen in this story seemed like a logical turn of events. On that note, all you Klaine fans shouldn't have to worry forever. Trust me, things will work out perfectly between Kurt and Blaine by the time this story ends. Give it time Klaine fans, give it time ;).

Coming up next: Rory and Sugar receive their invitations to the reunion. Will they follow in the footsteps of their fourteen friends from the Season 3 New Directions? On that note, how has Rory been doing in Ireland since he was deported between seasons 3 and 4? Could he still possibly have a reason to find any appeal in coming to Lima to visit his friends? And what about Sugar? From the hints I've already given so far in this story, she appears to be doing good job as the new CEO of her father's piano company, but is her life as Motta Pianos' CEO really as glamorous as I've currently let on? And let's not forget Artie. How might things unfold between Rory, Artie, and Sugar at the reunion? Do I detect yet another potential source of drama? Now that is a very good question. :)

Anyways, please read, enjoy, and oh so please review! I am begging for more reviews!