AN:

I wanted to make three quick author notes before beginning this fic.

First. I do not have any plans to revive any Glee fics I may have written previously. That isn't to say that I will never update or rewrite one of those fics but that I have no intention of doing so at this time.

Second. I actually haven't written anything for Glee for quite some time but Blaine Anderson is still one of my absolute favorite characters and honestly, I thought I'd be doing a Sebastian/Blaine fic but realized that there was a time when anything but Kurt/Blaine would make me sad so want to honor that.

Third. This retcons a lot and has both Finn and Puck in it due to that. No offense is meant and many of the key events will stay the same.

Anyway, I really hope you enjoy.

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Make This Year Count

Chapter One

Blaine Anderson sighed as he looked at the McKinley transfer documents on the desk. Doing this meant multiple things that he didn't really want. First of all, despite his support for The New Directions, he was a Warbler at heart. He felt that Dalton had given him a place to go to when he had needed to find some place to rest. As much as he might enjoy hanging out with Rachel or Mercedes or Finn, he wanted to graduate from Dalton.

Then there was the way that his parents definitely didn't want that for him. He had been able to talk to his mother recently about his relationship with Kurt and she seemed very supportive of him and he didn't want to risk that. There were all kinds of problems under the floorboards but he wanted to remain on the good side of his family. Then there was the reason that made him want to transfer the least. Due to some weird McKinley policy, if he did transfer, he would have to repeat his junior year despite Dalton giving him a better education. This meant that he wouldn't graduate the same year as Kurt and would be stuck in Ohio instead of going to New York.

Yes, transferring seemed the wrong thing but how to break that to Kurt was another problem entirely. Maybe with something flashy, some type of a gift? Or maybe he could just let his boyfriend know of his genuine feelings and trust that what Kurt wanted for him was only the best.

Then there was the other thing and Blaine definitely wanted to keep this from his very affectionate and very fabulous boyfriend. It was a secret he didn't want to tell anyone about – including his parents – and it would be why his phone was now flashing telling him that he had to leave for an appointment at the hospital.

He would figure out how to break the news to Kurt later that he wasn't going to be transferring but he had to get ready to go to his appointment. Perhaps taking a break would let him figure out the correct words to use to the boy who meant everything to him.

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As he arrived at the hospital, Blaine let his chest rise and fall as he counted and measured his breaths. It scared him that he had returned to the hospital. It made him extremely nervous. The truth was that he had hoped the last time would have been the last time but he was the black sheep Anderson, the unlucky Anderson, and the one who had inherited not only his grandfather's thick hair but his leukemia as well. At least if they could cure it early, no one would have to know about it.

Blaine counted his breaths before deciding to leave for his appointment. He made sure he had his phone, swung his bag over his arm and went towards the hospital. He tried to avoid the people staring at him. He knew that they weren't really looking at him but he did feel that he stuck out a little. It was as if this big arrow had been pointing at him with the word 'Cancer' on it.

He had to just get himself checked in and go to the right waiting room. That was all he ha-Blaine paused as he saw the person whom he had hoped would never catch him here. He coughed as he looked at Kurt and then to Burt before taking a step back.

"Blaine?" Kurt asked as he tilted his head to the side, "What are yo-"

"It's good to see you again," Burt nodded, happy that his son's first boyfriend was someone who had invested in Kurt's happiness and safety so much. He and Carol had definitely seen the positive change that Blaine had given to Kurt in his life. "What brings you…"

"I have a…a check-up," Blaine laughed weakly and Kurt raised an eyebrow as he studied him. Kurt could always read him.

"I thought you had a check-up a couple of weeks ago," he told him and Blaine paused. He had told Kurt that. It was one of the problems with telling your boyfriend everything, it made it harder to lie to them.

"Yeah, they check uh…different parts each time," he said and Kurt's jaw dropped. He wasn't sure what Blaine was telling him but they usually checked everything all at one time unless Blaine had some kind of super private expensive doctor. "Did you think about…."

"What are the two of you doing here?" Blaine laughed uneasily.

Kurt paused, his mouth was open in shock at how Blaine was attempting to dodge the questions. Something wasn't working right here, something wasn't making sense to him. "Yeah, well…Dad's doctor transferred here and it was either come to this hospital or find another doctor and we have to be careful with Dad's heart."

Blaine smiled as he saw how caring his boyfriend was about his father, hopefully it would help him make a quick escape. Kurt would be too invested in taking care of Burt to really be too interested as to what the check up was about. "See, it's good that you stay with the same doctor," he said and then walked into the hospital. "I'll call you tonight, babe" he said and Kurt nodded slowly.

"Was he acting funny to you or is that just how he is in private?" Burt asked and saw the concern on Kurt's face. He got his answer from that. He knew his son was worried about his boyfriend and young love was important, the first love was sometimes – very rarely – the only love you needed for the rest of your life. "You can stay here if you'd like, wait for him."

"Dad," Kurt said as he turned to his Father, "The main thing is that you get home safely. Blaine's capable of taking care of himself. We need to worry about you, the doctor visits sometimes take a lot out of you," he said and Burt looked at him wondering what would be best for his kid before nodding and they walked towards the car. As they approached though, a sour look appeared on Burt's face. "Dad, what is it? What hurts?" the senior student worried and Burt shook his head quickly.

"It's nothing, I just left my wallet inside," he said frustrated and Kurt stopped as they got to the car. He opened the door for his dad and leant down next to him.

"I'll run back and grab it," he tried to smile to his father, "You take it easy and I'll be back before you know it. There's water to the side of you and if you feel hot -"

"I know," Burt told his worried son, "Thanks for getting the wallet, kiddo," he grinned and Kurt nodded again before rushing back to the hospital. As he entered and went to where they had been having the follow-up examination, Kurt was surprised to see Blaine in an area that wasn't for a regular physical. Kurt saw a nurse coming to him with the wallet and smiled, mouthing his thanks but decided to follow the man with the head covered with gel.

He saw Blaine go into the cancer wing and then stopped as he saw his boyfriend approach the counter. "Anderson, I'm here for a meeting with Doctor Patel concerning -"

"Leukemia testing," the attendant said before getting him some paperwork, "If you could fill this out."

Kurt looked at them in horror as he dropped the wallet and Blaine turned to him, he seemed a bit apprehensive but Kurt felt that he was suffocating, his head didn't have enough oxygen. "What? Why are you getting tested for leukemia?" he asked and Blaine opened his mouth but didn't know the right words to say to the boy he felt was his soulmate.