Epilogue
~They say karma is a bitch, but I don't know. I like what it has in store for me so far. ~
"Sebastian, Warblers' practice is cancelled today."
Sebastian was rummaging through his locker when he heard a familiar voice coming from beside him. He turned his head and saw Hunter leaning casually against the neighboring locker, looking at Sebastian with a cool stare. The two of them had finally met at the start of the term, having assigned as lab partners in Chemistry. They got along fairly well but they only spoke to each other during practices and classes.
Sebastian raised an eyebrow. "And you know this how?"
"Trent told me," Hunter shrugged. "Apparently, most of the Warblers had plans that could not be avoided. So a day off for us."
"Hmm…by the way, how's the audition coming along?" Sebastian asked casually, walking alongside him as they headed outside. "Think you'll get the lead?"
Hunter smiled delicately. "Who knows? I just sang like the dean asked me to and it's up to him to decide."
"You don't seem too concerned about it," commented Sebastian, casting him a sideway glance.
"Probably because I don't. I joined the Warblers simply because I love to sing. I'm not entirely too concerned about getting leads and solos and stuff like that." Hunter stuffed his hands into his pocket. "Singing is what I love to do and that's probably the only reason I have to join the Warblers."
Sebastian smiled. "Well, then. At least I won't have to worry about too much competition," he smirked.
Hunter simply chuckled and shook his head. "I have to go. See you later, Sebastian."
"Yeah, sure."
Sebastian continued to walk until he spotted Kurt's familiar car waiting for him at the gate. Sebastian broke into a grin and jogged up to the car. He opened the passenger door and climbed inside. Beside him, Kurt was humming along to a song playing on the radio. He smiled when he saw Sebastian, reaching out to turn down the volume of the radio.
"Hey," he said.
"Hey yourself, Kurt," Sebastian replied, his easy smile still intact."Warblers' practice is cancelled today. So…I was wondering if you could take me somewhere before we head home?"
Kurt raised an eyebrow. "Sure…Where to? I have to head home soon to do some last minute packing."
Kurt was moving to New York in several hours, planning to search for an apartment to live in with Rachel. He had taken Sebastian's advice and searched online for a job relating to fashion, as something he could do while waiting for the time when he could reapply for NYADA in the next semester. Kurt also said that it was a great way to earn money while doing the thing he loved.
Sebastian told him where and Kurt turned quiet before he smiled in understanding, caressing Sebastian's cheek affectionately.
"I found an internship offer for Vogue," said Kurt as he drove.
"Vogue?" Sebastian whistled. "Bet that would pretty hard to get, though."
"I can expect that there will be some competition but Sebastian," Kurt regarded him with serious eyes. "If my resume proves to be sufficient enough for me to get accepted, imagine all the advantages I'll get."
"Please, do tell."
"Well, for one thing, it will make college applications so much easier. And I get to work personally with the manager of who just so happens to be one of my fashion icons…you know, aside from Michelle Obama."
"The wife of our president is your fashion icon?" Sebastian failed to hide his amused smile at this.
"She's fabulous, alright?" Kurt shot back. "Her outfits are so chic and anyway, I hope that Vogue finds my outfits as well," he sighed, tapping the steering wheel anxiously. "God, it was like such an impulsive thing to do. All I know was that I found that offer online when I browsed through their website and before I realized it, I was emailing my resume just like that."
"That is pretty impulsive," Sebastian agreed. "But I'm sure…you'll have a good chance of getting it." Sebastian offered Kurt a reassuring smile which Kurt slowly returned. They did not talk again for the rest of the drive and Sebastian opted to stare out of the window, his eyelids slowly drooping. Before long, he had dozed off.
Kurt stared at him, his eyes soft and his expression fond. He reached out to give Sebastian's hand a light squeeze, leaning in to kiss Sebastian on the eyebrow before returning his gaze towards the road.
~*.*~
"Hey, Mom. Dad. How are you?"
Sebastian crouched in front of the two graves, looking at the tombstones. His parents' names were engraved on them, as well as their date of birth and death. Sebastian trailed his fingers along the carving of his mom's name on the tombstone, his expression carefully neutral. Kurt was leaning against the car not too far away. He chose not to follow Sebastian, opting to give the boy some privacy.
"I can't believe that it's nearly a year since well…everything changed. I could have waited for a few more months but…well, Kurt's leaving for New York today and I felt that I need to talk to you guys about it," he continued.
He glanced at the clear sky above him, a sigh escaping his lips.
"You know, I realized that I never really talked to you guys about Kurt, haven't I? I mean, I mentioned him a few times during dinner but that was more like a passing mention than anything else. So…" he took a deep breath. "I just wanted you guys to know how much I'm glad to have ever met him. He…is a lot of things, honestly. He is extremely stubborn, picky and sometimes…" He laughed. "He could be kind of a bitch and I don't mean that in a rude way, Mom," he added as an afterthought. "When I first met him, he annoyed me a lot, and I annoyed him a lot, too. You see, we didn't meet at normal circumstances," he let out another chuckle. "I met him when I was trying to hit on his boyfriend."
His gaze moved towards Kurt, who had his eyes closed. He smiled fondly.
"But you see, Kurt is also the most compassionate person I ever met. He helped me whenever I needed it, he doesn't really care about what most people think of him and he is headstrong. He won't hesitate to tell you if you done something wrong but he knows and respects other people's boundaries. He doesn't push." He closed his eyes. "I was very stupid for quite a while several months back. Kurt…he has feelings for me after some time. And I realized this. I wanted so much to return it but…"
He took a deep breath.
"I was so afraid of the possibility of losing someone I love again that I couldn't bring myself to. I lost you guys and I was a wreck. I can't imagine what would happen if I were to lose Kurt. Or worse, I would lose Kurt because of what I said or did. You see, Mom, Dad…Kurt and Blaine, that's his boyfriend's name, by the way, they broke up. It wasn't anyone's fault. It was something that couldn't be controlled. Blaine… he…fell out of love with Kurt. He could have lied to Kurt, told him it was something else that resulted in the breakup, but well, Blaine is the type of person who feels that he should come clean about the whole situation as early as possible. To avoid more lies and complications. To avoid more hurt if Kurt were to find out about it on his own at a later time."
He smiled bitterly, his eyes downcast.
"He beat himself up pretty badly about the whole thing and Kurt…well, he was quite a wreck at first. And that's exactly the thing I've been trying to avoid. I'm not too used to the concept of being in love with someone and that was probably another reason to why I was so afraid. I tried to get Kurt to stop…pursuing me or something like that. I made myself clear by doing something…that ended up hurting Kurt more than I intended to," he laughed bleakly. "Trust me, I wasn't proud of myself…but it did the job. He stayed away. In fact, he ended up not wanting to even look at me. So…I discussed with a friend of mine who offered me a room at his place in Chicago. I was all set to go. And then you know what happened?"
He paused.
"Kurt…he was there. At the airport. All out of breath as if he had been running for miles. He yelled my name and then… he told me not to go. To stay. That he loves me despite everything. He told me that there's no reason to be afraid," he bit his lip before continuing. "It was so dramatic and sudden but…it was special. That was the moment when I told myself to stop lying. Be truthful. Tell him how I really feel about him. That I wanted him so much that it hurt so freaking bad. So I did. I stayed here. I called Wes and told him everything. He understood. I became a permanent resident at the Hudson-Hummel residence until I am a legal adult. And I didn't leave Kurt's side since. Not that I wanted to, anyway."
"Oh, and Blaine is doing fine, too. He's the senior class president and is dating a genius. Not kidding," Sebastian laughed. "He insisted that Nicholas was still a medic student but I think otherwise. They're happy. Kurt's happy." He smiled softly. "I'm happy."
"As you should be," said Kurt. Sebastian turned to see him standing behind him. Kurt offered him a hand and Sebastian accepted it, straightening his posture as he stood up. Kurt looked at the graves and smiled. "Nice to finally meet you, Mr. and Mrs. Smythe. I'm Kurt Hummel and I'm dating your son, just so you know. I'll take good care of him and make sure he doesn't do stupid things like jump off a bridge or something."
Sebastian nudged his shoulder playfully. "Please. I'm too pretty to die. You'll miss me."
"Of course, I would." Kurt rolled his eyes and the two of them cast the two graves one final look before they walked to the car, hand in hand.
~*.*~
They were all at the airport that late afternoon. The Hudmel family, the rest of the remaining New Directions who had not gone off to college, even the Warblers. There were so many people that Sebastian found it pretty odd.
"I mean, I get that Kurt moving to New York is a pretty big deal but it's not like he's never coming back, right?" he commented.
Kurt glanced at the rest of his friends and shared a knowing look before turning back to Sebastian. "Well…I still have around an hour left before I'm supposed to board the plane…so I wanted to give you, Sebastian, a farewell gift. Until the next time we see each other…physically, I mean."
Sebastian raised an eyebrow. "Oh?"
Kurt nodded. "The Warblers and the New Directions are kind enough to help."
"So that's why Warblers' practice was cancelled? To help Kurt at something?" Sebastian turned to Trent who laughed apologetically. "Sorry, Sebastian. He wanted to keep it as a secret. Hunter did a pretty good job at that," he glanced at Hunter, who smirked.
"So…Carole, Dad, Sebastian, why don't you guys take a seat?" said Kurt. The trio shared a look before taking a seat on one of the nearby benches. Kurt turned to his friends who all nodded to him before arranging themselves. Several bystanders stopped walking to take a look, already curious. Kurt took a deep breath and looked at Sebastian. "This is especially for you, Sebastian."
As if on cue, the Warblers began to belt out a tune and the New Directions soon joined in, their voices melting into an upbeat melody. Kurt grinned and opened his mouth to sing.
Sometimes I hate every single stupid word you say,
Sometimes I wanna slap you in your whole face.
There's no one quite like you, you push all my buttons down,
I know life would suck without you.
Sebastian grinned when Kurt started to sway his body to beat, evidently enjoying himself.
At the same time I wanna hug you, I wanna wrap my hands around your neck.
You're an asshole but I love you, and you make me so mad I ask myself
Why I'm still here, or where could I go? You're the only love I've ever known, but I hate you, I really hate you, so much I think it must be...
There was a dramatic pause as Kurt heaved a deep sigh, pretending to be resigned. That was before he broke into a huge smile and resumed singing.
True love true love
It must be true love
Nothing else can break my heart like true love
True love, it must be true love
No one else can break my heart like you
Kurt approached Sebastian, sitting beside him and looked at him so longingly that Sebastian could not help but to laugh at his antics.
Just once try to wrap your little brain around my feelings
Just once please try not to be so mean
Repeat after me now R-O-M-A-N-C-E
Come on I'll say it slowly
He proceeded to whisper the word in Sebastian's ear before giving him a light peck on the lips.
You can do it babe
At the same time, I wanna hug you
I wanna wrap my hands around your neck
You're an asshole but I love you
And you make me so mad I ask myself
Why I'm still here, oh where could I go
You're the only love I've ever known
But I hate you
I really hate you, so much
I think it must be
True love true love
It must be true love
Nothing else can break my heart like true love
True love, it must be true love
No one else can break my heart like you
Why do you rub me up the wrong way
Why do you say the things that you say
Sometimes I wonder how we ever came to be
But without you I'm incomplete
I think it must true love true love
It must be true love
Nothing else can break my heart like true love
True love, it must be true love
No one else can break my heart like you, like you
No one else can break my heart like you
When the last note hung in the air, the crowd broke into applause at the performance. The Warblers and the New Directions preened at the attention while Sebastian merely laughed again when Kurt pulled him to his feet, enveloping him into a tight hug as Burt and Carole looked on with a smile. Kurt kissed him again, on the cheek this time before releasing him.
"What do you think?" he asked.
"You're very thorough," offered Sebastian, chuckling when Kurt swatted his arm. "Thank you. I love it."
Kurt beamed at this but he let out a startled yelp when Sebastian pulled him into another embrace, moving his head to whisper something in Kurt's ear. "You mentioned that you still have about an hour left before boarding, right?"
"Um…yeah?"
Sebastian smirked. "Well, I can think of a few ways to reply your farewell gift. It also involves using my mouth like yours did."
Kurt thought about Sebastian's words, cheeks reddening when the meaning behind them clicked together in his head. He pushed Sebastian away and it was clear that his face was burning up, turning redder every second.
"Y-You…in public! Have you no shame?" he spluttered.
"When it comes to you….not really," Sebastian replied, sliding up to Kurt, still smirking. "Well, what about it?"
"Get away from me, you asshole!" Kurt practically cried. He grabbed his luggage and turned to the rest. "Sorry, I gotta go before he can get me."
Carole giggled cheerfully. "Bye, honey. Make sure you visit during the holidays."
"Break a leg, buddy," said Burt.
"Go get 'em, Kurt!"
"Take New York by storm!"
"Say hi to Rachel for Finn, alright?" Finn had left for the army around two weeks ago. Kurt had wanted him to stay a little while longer, at least until he left for New York, but it was not possible since the date of the army boot camp intake was already set. He had wanted to say a proper goodbye to him.
"Are you sure you don't want to?" said Sebastian again, his tone teasing. "The offer still stands, you know."
"Go away!" Kurt cried, slightly mortified. "Oh god, Sebastian…"
"You know you want to, princess!"
"I have my dignity, meerkat!"
"Hey, Kurt?"
"What is it, Sebastian?"
A smile.
"I love you."
A grin.
"I love you, too."
"Come back soon, alright?"
"You know I will."
Be your forever, Be your fling
Baby, I will be your everything
A/N: There you have it. The ending. *tearing up* Okay, okay. I'm going to do this the proper way. The proper….dignified….no tears…way. *takes a deep breath*
As a human being, I feel that I should thank my body parts for helping me in writing this story.
Thank you to my head for thinking of such a nice idea of a fic, while I'm sitting in a hotel room in Bali, enjoying a nice breakfast in bed.
Thank you to my fingers for being patient with me as I forced you guys to type on and on for every chapter, regardless of what time of the day it was.
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