"I can't believe I let you drag me out here," Kurt huffs as he pushes a branch out of his way, following Blaine along the narrow trail through the woods. It's a beautiful day, the warmest yet this spring, and Blaine had insisted on going for a hike. Kurt does not do hikes, so he isn't sure why he agreed, but it must have had something to do with the warm, brown, pleading puppy-dog eyes Blaine had given him, because he had agreed, and now they're wandering through a forest, hiking up a too-steep path, and Kurt is never doing this again.

"You must really like me," Blaine replies, and Kurt can't see his face but he can hear the smug tone in Blaine's voice, and he can't help but roll his eyes.

"Remind me why that is?" Kurt teases.

"Well, I have a great voice, fantastic hair, and I put up with all of your whining," Blaine teases back as they make their way into an opening at the end of the path, and it seems like they've reached the top because the view is breathtaking. Blaine grabs Kurt's hand and pulls him forward, up to a small look-off point with a railing. "Isn't it beautiful?"

"It is," Kurt agrees, and he'll never admit it to Blaine but maybe the hike was worth this view.

They stand there in silence as they admire the view, or at least Kurt thinks that's what they're doing until he turns to look at Blaine and finds his boyfriend staring back at him, a fond smile on his face.

"What?" Kurt asks with a small chuckle.

Blaine is quiet for a moment, and then, "I love you."

Kurt's heart skips a beat at the words. They're never said those words to each other before, but Kurt knows he feels it, too. He's not quite sure when it became love, but he knows it is, and he's pretty sure these are the most beautiful words to ever leave Blaine's lips.

"I love you, too," he says simply.

When he'd imaging this moment before, even before Blaine, he always imagined something incredibly romantic. A candlelit dinner, a big gesture, lots of dramatics. But this was understated and simple and perfect.

Blaine leans forward and presses his lips against Kurt's, soft and sweet, and then he pulls back and takes Kurt's hand again.

"Come on, we're not at the top yet," Blaine says, gesturing further up the path toward another opening in the tree line.

Kurt rolls his eyes playfully. "Of course we're not," he says with a smirk, but he follows along as Blaine leads him by the hand toward the forest, and he thinks that maybe hiking isn't so bad after all.

Kurt is backstage with Blaine at the Dalton Academy auditorium. Blaine applied to NYADA, and he got an audition, and that audition is today, and now Robert Dowry, the Dean of Vocal Performance and Song Interpretation, is here to decide whether or not his boyfriend is good enough for the prestigious school. He smoothes down the lapel on Blaine's blazer and gives him a fond smile.

"You're going to be great, Bee."

"I hope so," Blaine responds, fidgeting nervously with the edge of his sleeve.

"Stop that," Kurt scolds softly, taking Blaine's hands into his own. "You are going to be wonderful, Robert Dowry is going to be blown away by your unmistakable talent, and you are going to get in."

Blaine gives him a warm smile. "You think so?"

"I know so," Kurt insists. "Now, I have to go sit in the audience and watch my amazing boyfriend nail his NYADA audition," he says with a smirk, dropping Blaine's hands.

Blaine laughs. "Thanks, Kurt. I'll see you after?"

"Of course," Kurt says, and then leans forward to plant a sweet kiss on Blaine's lips. "I love you. Break a leg."

"I love you, too."

Those words will never get old.

Kurt makes his way into the audience and takes his seat next to David and Wes, as well as some of the other Warblers who have come to support Blaine.

"How is he?" David asks.

"A little nervous, but nothing too bad. He'll do great," Kurt replies.

"What did he decide on?" Wes asks, leaning across David.

"He wouldn't tell me," Kurt says with a shrug. Blaine had, inexplicably, decided to keep his audition song a secret from everyone, and somehow he'd succeeded. Kurt had expected him to cave at some point, but to Blaine's credit, he hadn't. The curiosity has been absolutely killing him.

"Blaine Anderson?" a voice calls out, and this is it.

Slowly, the stage curtains reveal a lone piano on the stage, Blaine sitting on the bench in front of it. "Hello, Mr. Dowry, my name is Blaine Anderson and I will be performing 'What a Catch, Donnie' by Fall Out Boy."

And then Blaine is singing, playing, the rich notes ringing out across the auditorium. He'd been expecting something from Broadway or Katy Perry or something else, not this, but it's beautiful and Kurt is mesmerized by the boy on the stage, singing and playing his heart out. Blaine really is an amazing performer, the emotion in the performance so clear, and Kurt's heart skips every time their eyes meet.

As Blaine plays the final notes and they resonate through the auditorium, everyone is silent. He had asked in advance for them not to applaud; Kurt told him that was silly, but Blaine insisted, so everyone agreed. Blaine stands, walks around the piano to the front of the stage, clutches his hands behind his back.

"Thank you, Blaine," Mr. Dowry says simply.

"Thank you for your time," Blaine replies, gives a shallow bow, and then walks off the stage.

Kurt stands, then and makes his way backstage again, followed closely by Wes and David. He spots Blaine first, and runs up to him, enveloping Blaine in a hug.

"You were amazing, Bee."

"Thanks, love," Blaine says, and when Kurt lets go they're beaming at each other.

"Great job, Blaine. You killed it," David adds, clapping a hand down on Blaine's shoulder.

"The way you were going on I figured you were doing Katy Perry. I'm shocked," Wes adds with a smirk.

Blaine rolls his eyes. "Whatever. I just didn't want you all trying to talk me out of it."

"I would have tried," Wes says, "but I'm glad I didn't. You did great."

"Thanks, guys," Blaine says, shooting a warm smile at the group.

"So, how are we celebrating? Pizza?" Wes asks, slinging an arm around Blaine's shoulders, and the group of them head out of the auditorium, Kurt realizing, really realizing, for the first time, that in a matter of months, even if it's not for NYADA, Blaine will be leaving, and he'll miss this. He pushes the thought out of his mind; today is about celebrating his amazing boyfriend.