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Chapter 13

Time passed and the summer holidays were finally over. The gleeks parted ways with a heavy heart, promising each other to stay in contact. Rachel headed to New York and after some time, Kurt followed suit. They rented a nice apartment near NYADA and discovered the city that never sleeps. Kurt got an internship at which kept him quite busy. He and Blaine barely had time to skype with each other, but they promised each other to make that long-distance relationship work until Blaine could move to New York as well. Which was easier said than done, especially for Blaine. He always had to think about Kurt when walking down the hallways of McKinley. Kurt was always by his side since his first day at this high school. Everything about this school reminded him of Kurt. Yes, they occasionally talked on the phone, but it wasn't enough anymore. He had a feeling that Kurt was starting a new life and he wasn't part of it. No matter what he did, this feeling wouldn't go away. So Blaine did one of the biggest mistakes of his life: He went over to a Facebook acquaintance to sleep with him. Maybe he needed to move on, just like Kurt did.
When Blaine was about to take off his shirt, he froze. What was he thinking? He and Kurt had to overcome so many obstacles to become a couple, they helped each other when they couldn't cope with their new lives, he was there for Kurt when he had amnesia and Kurt defeated Sebastian, just for him… He was so foolish. Kurt was not only his boyfriend; he was one of his best friends. Just because things weren't great now, that didn't mean he could throw away something so important like that away. "Blaine? Are you okay?", Eli C. asked beside him. Blaine shook his head. "No, I'm not. Look, I don't think this is a good idea. I'm sorry I wasted your time", he mumbled and put his shirt back on. Eli nodded understandingly. "He really means something to you, right?", he asked. "Yes. And I was about to destroy everything we build up together", Blaine sighed. "Then I'm glad you changed your mind. Would be a shame to make a mistake like that", the Facebook acquaintance winked. Blaine quickly put his shoes on. "Thank you for your understanding. And sorry again", he said bashfully and left.

Blaine confessed to Kurt what he had (almost) done when he was in New York the next time. Kurt was really angry, and Blaine even understood his anger. The chestnut-haired boy refused to talk to him for weeks, no matter what Blaine tried to do. Blaine was devastated, he cried for days and refused to eat. His sense of guilt kept him awake at night and the lack of sleep was visibly getting to him. His grades were getting worse and he didn't even care that he didn't get the leading role in Grease. Sam, not wanting to bear to witness the downward spiral of Blaine any longer, decided to take the other boy under his wing. He helped him through this hard time, dragging the other boy to the movies or comic cons or inviting him over to play video games all night, in order to distract him. That's how the both of them became close friends. Blaine honestly didn't know how he would have coped if it wasn't for Sam.
However, Kurt calmed down a bit after what felt like an eternity to Blaine. One day, he decided to call the other boy back. "You want to explain your situation? Then explain, I'm listening", Kurt simply said. Blaine took a deep breath. This was his chance to get things right. "You were living your dream in New York with that great internship and everything and I was really happy for you. But on the other hand, I was lonely here in Lima. I missed you so much it hurt and then I thought that I was not good enough for you anymore because you moved on with your life and I was still stuck here. Then I befriended a guy on Facebook and one thing led to another. One evening, I found myself in Eli's room without a shirt. But then I remembered what we have been through this whole year and how we had each other's backs. I couldn't just throw away what we had like that even if I felt horrible and lonely. I told Eli and then I left", Blaine explained. "Soo, you and that guy weren't…" "No, no, we didn't. I changed my mind in time", the dark-haired boy quickly assured him. "But that doesn't mean I feel less horrible, Kurt, because I don't. I'm so, so sorry", Blaine said earnestly. Kurt sighed deeply. "Look, Blaine, I'm not really thrilled that you have done that, but I kind of understand you. You and I had been inseparable last year, and we are not quite used to the distance between us. We need to get used to all that, right? If we can defeat an evil merman, then we can also do that", Kurt joked. Blaine couldn't believe his ears. "You…you are not breaking up with me?", he asked incredulously. The other boy sighed deeply. "I would lie if I said that I haven't thought about that. But at the end of the day, you never cheated on me, and that really counts to me. I'm going to give you one second and last chance to make up for this and I hope I won't regret it", Kurt finally said. Blaine bumped his fist in the air. "Thank you so much, Kurt! I don't know how I deserve all this kindness. You won't regret it, I promise", he reassured his still (!) boyfriend. After they hung up, Santana looked over to Kurt from the kitchen and crossed her arms. "You want to give Hobbit a second chance? If someone did that to me, I don't know if I would be that kind…", she mumbled. Kurt sighed. "But Blaine is not just someone to me, Santana..."


A/N: Sooo...they didn't break up in this AU. In my opinion, that's how things should have turned out.

This was inspired by the crisis of my current relationship. I hope you liked how I changed it ;)

The next chapter won't be that depressing, I promise...