We are in the 20s! Thank you to all who have stuck with this fic, it really does mean a lot. I hope you enjoy chapter 20! -Sander
Blaine and Sebastian hung around together after the Warbler's rehearsal ended. Sebastian was a very cunning and audacious character, and Blaine was actually interested in getting to know him. However, Blaine felt as if Sebastian was flirting with him, but Blaine didn't want to come across as rude by accusing his new acquaintance of doing so. However, Blaine's suspicions were confirmed when Sebastian asked, "So, did you leave Dalton because you were bored of all the preps or because you broke too many hearts to stay?"
Blaine let out an uncomfortable breath of air, feeling immensely awkward. "Uh, it wasn't like that. Let's just say I miss Dalton, but..." Blaine smiled, thinking of Kurt. "McKinley is where my heart is, now."
"Ah. Looks like I missed my chance." Sebastian said, giving another wink to Blaine.
Blaine took a long sip of his coffee. "Looks like it." He said a bit coldly.
Sebastian paused, furrowing his brows. "Look, I'm sorry if I'm making you feel weird. I'm just a flirt in general, babe. Come on, let's start over." He said earnestly. He looked at the time. "Well, I gotta go, lacrosse practice and all... But could we meet again?" Blaine was hesitant at first, but he agreed when Sebastian mentioned getting performance advice from him. They decided to meet the next day after school at the Lima Bean, and once the plans were set, Sebastian took off. Blaine felt like he was boring after talking to Sebastian. He had never really done anything daring before; his confession to Kurt about his feelings for him was one of the most bold things he's ever done.
The next day was Wednesday, and Blaine was still thinking about how boring he was. When Kurt came up to him and asked him to tear down Rachel's posters, he agreed, and then brought it up. "You know how you asked if you were boring the other night?"
"Yes, and you made me feel like a prince after I asked." Kurt said, leaning in and kissing Blaine's nose.
"And you know how I thought that you meant in general, and not... You know?"
"Yes. I was there. That was two days ago."
Blaine bit his lip. "Do you think I'm boring? In general? Do you think we're too sheltered as artists?" Kurt had to hold back a chuckle, and Blaine continued. "Seriously, West Side Story is about being adventurous; don't you want to wake up every day and feel that way?"
Kurt smiled and laced his fingers with Blaine's. "Yes, and I've made a bucket list for all that. Wanna hear it?"
"Yeah." Blaine quickly agreed, shutting his locker and watching Kurt carefully.
Kurt pulled out his phone and unlocked it, then pressed the screen a few times until he pulled it up. "Okay... 72. Have my own clothing line. 63. Lay a rose at the resting place of Noel coward... Oh god. 5. Okay, this is embarrassing, and before I met you... Have relations on a dewy bed of lilac with Taylor Lautner before he gets fat." Kurt began to laugh. "Oh my god... I know, it's stupid-"
"It's not stupid." Blaine interrupted, looking into Kurt's eyes. "It's hot."
Kurt blushed, feeling his heart begin to beat a bit faster at Blaine's words. "Well... Maybe we can. We're still young, we have plenty of time-"
"But isn't now the time to be adventurous because we're young?" Blaine pointed out, stealing a quick kiss from Kurt before he began to walk away.
Kurt tangled his fingers with Blaine's and tugged him back. "Um... What are... Are you busy tonight?"
Blaine smiled, moving back to Kurt. "I actually am. Before rehearsal I'm going to grab coffee with a friend."
"Who?"
"Just a Warbler. You don't know him."
Kurt felt a twang of jealousy hit his heart. "Oh..."
"I mean, you can come if you want. We'll be at the Lima Bean."
Kurt nodded. "Maybe..."
Blaine smiled and leaned in, kissing Kurt's nose. "I gotta go, love you." He whispered, taking off when Kurt said it back.
...
"Could I have a shot of Courvoisier in that, please?" Sebastian asked as they were in line for coffee. Blaine's eyes widened at the request.
"You're wearing a Dalton Academy blazer, sir." The barista said. "You can't convince me you're 21."
Sebastian looked confused for a moment, and then he chuckled. "Oh, sorry... Realized I'm not in Europe anymore. Nevermind."
The barista nodded and the pair got their coffees at the pick up counter. As they were sitting down, Blaine couldn't help but mention it. "I can't believe you asked for a shot of cognac in your coffee..."
"Well when I lived in Paris, I drank it like mother's milk." Sebastian said with a shrug. "God, I forgot how boring this town is."
"When you lived... Wow. Okay." Blaine sat down, disbelief on his face.
"What?"
"You're... You're out there." Blaine chuckled.
Sebastian raised an eyebrow and couldn't help but smirk at Blaine. "And your whole bashful school boy thing? It's super sexy."
Blaine frowned. This was too far. "Listen, I have a boyfriend-"
"It doesn't bother me if it doesn't bother you, babe."
"Excuse me?" Blaine asked. "No. I really care about him-"
"He doesn't need to know."
Blaine snapped. He couldn't take this anymore. It wasn't fair to Kurt at all. "I love him, Sebastian. I never want to mess my thing up with him. He's perfect, amazing-"
Kurt only caught the tail end of their conversation. He had walked in moments ago and as soon as he saw Blaine talking to some handsome guy, he was seeing red. Jealous Kurt was not a fun Kurt. "Who is amazing?"
Blaine had never felt so relieved to hear Kurt's voice. He looked up at his gorgeous boyfriend, who was standing at their table. "You! You, we were just talking about you." Blaine reached over and pulled a chair next to him. "Sit, baby..." Blaine turned to Sebastian. "This is Kurt, my boyfriend. Who I was just-"
"Got it." Sebastian said bluntly, looking up at Kurt. He held out his hand. and Kurt shook it.
"Pleasure." Kurt spoke in an irritated voice. He turned to Blaine. "And how do we know Sebastian? I don't recognize him."
Sebastian spoke, turning to Blaine and looking at him with flirty eyes. "At Dalton, he invited me-"
"I invited all the Warblers." Blaine corrected.
"to see West Side Story. I was dying to meet him, everyone can't shut up about him. Now that we've met, I understand why."
Blaine, who was taking a sip of his coffee, choked a little bit at Sebastian's words. Kurt spoke for Blaine, glaring daggers at this smug son of a bitch. "Yes, even more impressive in the flesh." He sat down into the chair that Blaine had pulled out for him and laced their arms, holding tight to him. Blaine set his coffee down and tangled both of his hands with Kurt's, leaning over and kissing Kurt's temple.
Sebastian instantly felt uncomfortable in this situation, but his permanent smirk remained. "What are you two doing tomorrow night, actually?"
Kurt spoke for Blaine again. "We are rehearsing for the school musical and then at bedtime we do a rigorous-" Kurt paused for suspense and looked at Blaine. "skin-sloughing face mask over facetime."
Sebastian crinkled his nose, beginning to speak sarcastically. "And as sexy as that sounds... Wanna shake things up a bit?" He looked at Blaine again, who at this point was avoiding all contact with everyone. "I get you a couple fake IDs, we head to Scandals in West Lima."
"That's the gay bar." Blaine mumbled to Kurt.
"I know." Kurt said firmly, looking over at Sebastian.
Blaine squeezed Kurt's hand, watching his face. He knew Kurt was mad. "Thank you, Sebastian." He turned to the tall man who only moments ago was asking him to cheat. "But that isn't our thing-"
"Let's do it." Kurt said, looking over at Blaine. "Come on, it will be fun. And I wanna dance on you." He whispered loud enough for the third party at the table to hear. "We have a whole bunch of firsts to start crossing off our list." He muttered so only Blaine could hear. "We're in." he said to a smug Sebastian.
"I'll swing by McKinley tomorrow and drop them off. Gotta run, again with practice. See you tomorrow." The Warbler said, standing up. "Bye Blaine." he sent him a wink, then left the building.
Blaine waved and didn't watch him leave. He just down the rest of his scalding coffee and waited for Kurt to talk. Kurt rested his chin on Blaine's shoulder. "I love you."
Blaine turned to Kurt and quickly caught his lips in a loving kiss, pulling him closer. "I love you too..."
Kurt smiled against Blaine's warm, familiar lips. "I'm excited for tomorrow... And thank you for turning him down, I... I know what he was doing."
Blaine cupped one of Kurt's cheeks. "I love you, not anyone else. I could never..."
Kurt giggled, pulling back to look into Blaine's eyes. "I know that... and knowing that I have such an amazing boyfriend... so loyal... God, Blaine... You're the perfect one." Blaine smiled, going in for a kiss, but Kurt stopped him. "But if he hits on you again, I will destroy everything that fucking chode has loved."
...
"Chazz Donaldsworth? Seriously?" Kurt asked as they walked through the parking lot of Scandals to the front door. "This doesn't even look like me."
"Mine says I'm 38." Blaine said with a chuckle as he laced their fingers. "They'll work." Blaine was right, and the pair easily got in. Kurt instantly became nervous, tangling his hand with Blaine's. Blaine gave Kurt's hand a squeeze, turning to him. "We don't have to stay, I'd be happy doing our face masks."
Kurt shook his head, looking up at his boyfriend. "No, let's stay. We are already here. Plus, you said you wanted more adventure." Kurt said, leaning in and kissing Blaine's lips. Blaine smiled into the gesture, and gently kissed back. Kurt pulled back and leaned into Blaine's side before he looked around.
"It isn't very scandalous, is it?" Blaine said, glancing around the room.
Kurt felt so out of place and uncomfortable, but he wanted to do this for Blaine. "Au contraire... I see a glamorous Cher talking to Tina Turner by the jukebox..."
"And Ginger from Gilligan's Island." Blaine pointed out, eyebrow raising. "I guess it really is Drag Queen Wednesday..." Blaine saw Sebastian at the bar and waved at him, beginning to make his way over with Kurt.
"I really, really don't like that guy." Kurt said, faking a smile.
"He's harmless. After he saw you, he turned white. He can't compete." Blaine whispered keeping their fingers locked. "He's just being friendly."
When they made their way over, Sebastian handed Blaine a beer and Kurt a Shirley Temple. It was a subtle dig at Kurt that Blaine didn't catch onto. "I heard your the designated driver, like, all the time."
Kurt kept up with the faux smile. "I want to make sure my boyfriend has fun tonight, he deserves a little down time from how hard he's been working."
Blaine took a sip of his beer, and then pressed his lips to Kurt's temple. Sebastian eventually convinced Blaine to dance with him, and as jealous as Kurt was, he trusted Blaine. He watched the two out on the dance floor and thought about how refreshing Sebastian must have been for Blaine. As much as he didn't want to admit it, Sebastian was glamorous and intriguing. His thoughts were interrupted when a burly guy sat next to him at the bar. "You better watch your boyfriend. Sebastian seduces almost everyone in his path."
Kurt frowned and looked over, being greeted by a familiar face. "David?"
David Karofsky was sitting next to him at a gay bar. He chuckled and asked for another beer, tipping the bartender when he received it. "Hey, Kurt."
Kurt smiled. "You're... Wow. Okay. How's life at your new school?"
"It's good for the most part." He said with a shrug. "I just want a normal senior year, play football, and keep to myself, you know? I had too much of a bad reputation at McKinley to start over, so it's nice to have a clean slate. I haven't been a bully, I haven't been bullied... it's nice."
Kurt took a sip of his drink. "I'm proud of you..."
"I'm not out of the closet."
"Regardless, if you're not hurting anyone, then I'm proud. Things were tough for you..." He trailed off. "Go at your own pace."
David nodded, holding out his drink and clinking it wit Kurt's. "To baby steps."
Kurt nodded and took another sip of his drink. He looked over at Blaine, who had his eyes on him. Kurt smiled and blushed when Blaine winked at him. Kurt set his drink down and walked onto the dance floor, cutting in front of Sebastian and shimmying in front of Blaine. He placed his arms on his boyfriend's shoulders and pressed their foreheads together. Blaine pulled Kurt in and told Kurt how much he loved him, and Kurt couldn't help but notice Sebastian grimace when he heard. Kurt smiled and whispered it back to Blaine, and they danced the night away. By the end of it, Blaine was quite inebriated. Blaine began to mention something about wanting to live at the bar and dance and make art. Kurt chucked and walked to his car, opening the door for Blaine. "Here, lay down, you're less likely to throw up that way."
"I only had one beer!"
"And two gin and tonics." Kurt said with a chuckle before he pushed Blaine into the backseat. Blaine pulled Kurt on top of him and began to kiss and suck on his neck. "Whoa whoa, okay..." Kurt tried to pull back, but Blaine pressing his hands up the back of Kurt's shirt an pulled him closer. "C-cold hands, cold hands..."
Blaine sat up as well, looking into Kurt's eyes. "Let's just do it. I want you." he whispered, leaning up and sucking on Kurt's jaw.
"Blaine, quit it. Stop." Kurt said, pushing Blaine away several times. Blaine resisted and kept kissing Kurt, which made him panic. "Blaine, stop it!"
"I know you wanted a field on lilacs and all that but who care's where we are, it's all about us anyway, right?"
"Yes, it's about us!" Kurt shoved Blaine away and got out of the car. He began to yell at Blaine, tears forming in his eyes. "Which is why I don't want to lose my virginity to you on a night where you spent most of it dancing with another guy, and that you're sober enough to remember it!"
Blaine looked taken aback, and he got out of the car as well. "Why are you yelling at me? Coming here was your idea."
"Because... Because I asked you to stop, and you didn't. Because you don't seem to care that this Sebastian guy is trying to take you away from me! Kurt was crying at this point. "You don't care that this is a big deal, Blaine. Especially to me. And right now, I've never felt less like being intimate with you before!"
Blaine sighed and turned, beginning to walk away. He didn't want to take this from Kurt. "Where are you going?" Kurt asked, crossing his arms.
"I'm sorry if I'm trying to be spontaneous and fun!" Blaine retorted.
"Yeah, well, that isn't you, Blaine. That isn't who I love." He said. "Get back in the car."
Blaine shook his head. "I'm going to walk home. I can't... I can't with you right now." Blaine turned and hustled away, feeling tears rise to his eyes.
"Blaine!" Kurt yelled for him, but it was too late. Blaine was gone. Kurt sniffled and climbed back into his car, resting his forehead on the steering wheel. He began to sob.