A/N: So here we are- the last chapter! I've enjoyed writing this fic so much. It's been so fun hearing everyone's thoughts and developing the characters. This chapter intends to tie up loose ends and maybe give some sort of an outlook on Sebastian & Blaine's future following this fic.

I also just wanted to quickly include some plans for the future. I'm considering writing a sequel and have actually started some of the groundwork for that, although I'm not 100% sure what it'll look like yet. In the meantime, there's another Seblaine long fic I've been working on for a while that I think will be the next big thing I publish. I hope you all will check it out when the time comes.

Anyway, enjoy the last chapter & let me know what you think :)

Waking up in bed together was beginning to feel natural. Several days passed of pure domestic bliss in which Sebastian and Blaine rarely left Sebastian's bedroom. They would order food or make the long journey downstairs to grab a few servings of whatever the Smythes' chef was cooking. Despite living at home for the time being, Sebastian didn't speak to his parents or his sister for almost the entirety of winter break. It was nice not having to explain their relationship to anyone; it allowed them to fall for each other without the interference of Sebastian's nosy little sister or Blaine's jealous ex-boyfriend or their gossiping rival show choirs. Inevitably, the fun would end and they'd both have to return to reality, only seeing each other outside of the confines of school and trying to make time on their busy weekends. But they were used to it by now. It's not like Sebastian and Blaine didn't have to jump through hundreds of hoops just to maintain a friendship.

By December 31st, Blaine was convinced he'd fallen in love. When it was just the two of them, everything felt right. Not a single argument, just lots of sweet conversations and even more hot sex. It almost seemed like Sebastian had some sort of mission to fuck Blaine every chance he got, sometimes interrupting a conversation or a shower or Blaine's thoughts just to have another go at it. It felt like he was trying to make up for lost time. Of course, this is kind of what Blaine expected a relationship with Sebastian to be like. He just hoped nothing would change when they had to return to the real world.

Sebastian's phone started blowing up by 10:00 A.M. on New Year's Eve and after they finished their pre-breakfast quickie, Blaine decided he was sick of the text messages and reached for Sebastian's phone. "Who's trying to steal you away from me?" Blaine asked as he typed in Sebastian's password and looked at the texts. It was sort of endearing how Sebastian already let Blaine have full access to so much of his life. It took Kurt months to share his phone password, and he never shared the new one after he changed it following the whole Chandler incident.

"It's the Warblers group chat. A guy from the lacrosse team is throwing a big New Year's Eve Party tonight," Sebastian explained, reaching for his phone to read the messages. "Just as I expected, the followers are saying they don't want to go unless I go," he said with an eye roll as he turned off his phone and then leaned closer to his new boyfriend. "Unfortunately for them, I already have plans." He leaned in for a kiss to which Blaine just smiled and kissed him back, pulling his boyfriend closer.

But Blaine would not let Sebastian get away with ditching his friends just to spend another day in bed with him, even if it did sound amazing to both of them. "Come on, it's New Year's Eve. Don't you want to drink some champagne, see your friends, start the new year right with a kiss from your boyfriend?" Blaine asked with a smirk, leaning in to give Sebastian another kiss.

"Maybe just that last one," Sebastian grinned as he kissed him again. "But we can do that here. The champagne in my parents' wine cellar is way nicer than whatever crap the lacrosse team will come up with."

Blaine shrugged, leaning back on the bed and staring into Sebastian's eyes. "You'll regret it if you don't. Plus, this could be how we tell all of them about us," he suggested, making sure to look at Sebastian to see his reaction. "Unless you don't want them to know?"

"Of course I want them to know. They've been giving me shit about you for like a year now. This will finally shut them up and now I can say I told you so to Trent who said you'd never sleep with me," Sebastian joked as he reached for the other boy's hand. "It's not really about them. It's more…" He paused, clearly stuck on what he was trying to say. "It's about us. We haven't talked about how we're going to tell people or what we're going to tell them or who we're going to tell or even who we want to know." It was an odd thing to say for someone as confident as Sebastian, but Blaine was beginning to find out his boyfriend was full of surprises. "Jesus, I sound like a girl."

Blaine let out a short laugh at the last comment before reaching across the bed to rest his hand on Sebastian's cheek. "No, it's sexy. We should talk about that stuff."

Sebastian released a sigh of relief as he leaned into the gentle touch of Blaine's hand. "I'm a little nervous."

"Nervous? Why?"

Slowly, Blaine decided he would get Sebastian to open up. That's exactly what he was doing. Over the past few months ever since they reconnected, Sebastian started to crack open little by little, letting Blaine see different sides of him. Some of them were good, some of them were sad, but all of them were bits and pieces of Sebastian that he loved. He just wanted to learn more. Sebastian could tell this is what Blaine needed from him, but after spending his entire life shutting off his feelings and never talking about them with anyone, it was understandably difficult for him to volunteer too many of his emotions. "Please don't judge me."

"Have I ever judged you?" Blaine asked in reply.

"Maybe just the time you picked me up wasted on the side of the road and I told you all about the guy I fucked in the bathroom," Sebastian joked, provoking Blaine to reply with a playful nudge. "Honestly, it's kind of about Kurt."

Blaine sighed at the mention of his ex-boyfriend. He barely thought about Kurt anymore when he was with Sebastian, other than the occasional comparison in which Blaine realized how much more right all of this felt. "What about Kurt?"

Sebastian hesitated again, his hand removing itself from Blaine's as he turned to face the wall instead of his boyfriend. "What if it doesn't work out? What if you change your mind? I'm not good at relationships; I've never even tried. So what if in a couple weeks, or a couple months, after we've been back at school and around our friends and we have to start committing to college and stuff, you decide you'd rather be with him?" He asked, clearly embarrassed by the thought. "I'll just be left alone, looking like the idiot that got involved in someone else's love story."

Blaine's eyes sunk as he heard the fear in Sebastian's voice. This was the most honest he'd been in a while, and even though Blaine was grateful for that honesty, it broke his heart to know Sebastian still wasn't 100 percent sure of Blaine's commitment. "Sebastian, look at me," he said as he reached for the boy's hand. "I care about you. I want you. From now on, I'm always going to choose you. I don't know what will happen with college or school, but we'll figure it out together. We've wasted so much time playing around, never admitting how we felt. Now that we have, I'm never letting you go." It sounded like one of those cheesy romance movie confessions of love, Blaine's very own Say Anything moment. But it needed to be said. If Blaine repeated it enough, maybe one day Sebastian would believe him.

"I know I'm being stupid," Sebastian admitted, his eyes roaming around the room. "But I've wanted this for so long. Contrary to popular belief, I didn't chase after you for a year and a half just to sleep with you. And I'm so scared I'm gonna screw it up. I probably will screw it up."

"Stop it," Blaine said with a frown, leaning in closer to Sebastian. "Everyone screws up. But we're going to figure this out together. And contrary to what you seem to think, I've wanted this for a long time, too." That's when Sebastian finally gave up and let Blaine give him a quick kiss, one that would help wipe away any of his doubts.

"Does that mean you're gonna make me go to this New Year's Eve thing?"

Blaine laughed as he stood up and started walking toward the bathroom. "The first thing you should know is that relationships usually mean sometimes doing things you don't really wanna do. Besides, I have some things I want to say to the Warblers."

Sebastian sighed as he sat up on the bed, staring after Blaine as he left the room. "Does your plan for the day at least include me joining you in the shower?"

"Are you kidding? Of course it does."

A few hours passed before either of them was ready to go in public. Blaine had to gel his hair and pick out the best outfit to welcome the new year, which meant driving all the way back to Lima to get a change of clothes. He figured he'd bring enough clothes to stay the night on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, then he'd have to return to his house on the second day of the new year so his parents wouldn't know he spent all of winter break crashing at his boyfriend's house in Columbus, not that they'd care much.

The New Directions were spending New Year's Eve at Finn and Kurt's house which is the main reason Blaine felt no obligation to go to the party. There's no way he was bringing Sebastian to Kurt's house immediately after finding out his dad has cancer. Plus, like he said to Sebastian, there was something he needed to say to the Warblers. While in the car, Blaine did have a chance to call Sam and apologize for being off the grid. Apparently, Sam already heard about Sebastian through Finn and Kurt, but Blaine finally got to tell his side of the story, which was obviously the side Sam cared about the most. And Sam promised to straighten out the story with Tina before everything got too out of control.

Like usual, Sebastian spent the entire day trying to convince Blaine that staying inside in bed was the best way to spend New Year's Eve, but of course, he didn't succeed. They arrived at the lacrosse player's house around 8:00 that night and everyone was thrilled to see Blaine. The Warblers barely even acknowledged Sebastian when he walked in, skipping straight to greeting their former lead soloist with open arms. "Blaine, I had no idea you were coming," Trent said first as he welcomed Blaine with a hug.

"I definitely had to do some convincing to get Sebastian here, but it was worth it to see all of you again," Blaine replied as he returned the hug and then moved to greet the other Warblers.

While Blaine spent some time catching up with some of the Warblers, Sebastian disappeared somewhere to get drinks. Blaine decided this would be the perfect time for him to pull all of the Warblers aside to do what he knew he should have done a long time ago. "Hey, there's something I want to say to all of you," Blaine started as he gestured for everyone to take a seat and listen to him. The party was loud, but the group was able to find a spot where they could all stand and sit around together in the living room to find a nice moment of serenity before returning to the craziness of a New Year's party.

"I know it's been a long time, and this is something I really should have done a year ago, probably before I transferred to McKinley. But I want to apologize to all of you. You guys were like my brothers for so long and you got me through one of the hardest years of my life and I took you for granted. Looking back, I wasn't thinking when I decided to transfer schools and I definitely didn't consider how it would impact all of you. I love the New Directions, but it's never gonna be the same," Blaine admitted, his eyes moving around the circle of Warblers sitting and standing around in front of him. "I hope you all can forgive me and one day you can all trust me again. I was in a dark place last year when Kurt asked me to take a step back from my friendship with all of you but I'm never going to let myself go to that place again. You're my family and I hope things can go back to the way they were."

The Warblers all looked at Blaine with half-smiles and sympathetic eyes. Sebastian returned halfway through Blaine's speech and when he finished, he handed him a drink and gave him a playful wink, indicating how proud he was of Blaine for having the guts to do something like this, especially when most of the Warblers had already forgiven him and this just meant reopening old wounds. "You had me at hey," Trent admitted as he stood up and embraced Blaine in a hug. Nick and Jeff followed soon after, and before he knew it, the entire group was embracing Blaine in a tight hug.

"Once a Warbler, always a Warbler," Sebastian reminded Blaine as he joined the hug. It was cheesy and perfect, and Blaine felt a weight lifted off his shoulders now that he had the Warblers' forgiveness and Sebastian by his side.

Somehow, a bunch of the Warblers ended up doing karaoke with some of the girlfriends of the guys on the lacrosse team after that while Sebastian stood back and watched Blaine attempt a tipsy rendition of a Katy Perry song with some girl he'd never met. Several drinks later and it was an hour and a half before midnight. The countdown to the new year was on a flat screen TV in the living room and Blaine was getting ready to celebrate with Sebastian when he got an unexpected phone call from Sam. He picked it up, deciding it was important to celebrate with his best friend as well as his boyfriend. "Sam! I was just talking about you!" Blaine exclaimed as he picked up the phone, accepting another drink from Sebastian in the process.

Sam laughed on the other end of the call, clearly sober and enjoying his friend's drunken rambling. "The New Directions New Year party is a bust; none of the newbies showed up and Finn and Kurt really just want to spend time with family. Where are you?"

"I'm at a party in Dublin; you should come!" Blaine suggested enthusiastically. It would be nice to see all of his friends getting along together for once.

Sam laughed on the other end of the call. "I'll barely make it in time for midnight," he said with a sigh.

"Just drive fast," Blaine suggested, taking a quick sip of his drink. "I can't start the new year without my best friend."

"Alright, fine. Text me the address. Can Britt, Tina, and Mike come?"

"Totally, the more the merrier," Blaine agreed as he hung up and found himself stumbling toward Sebastian. "Hey cutie. I've missed you."

Sebastian laughed, happily accepting Blaine into his arms as they came together in a warm embrace. "I just saw you 10 minutes ago, but thanks. I missed you, too."

"You know what we should do?" Blaine asked, leaning in as close as he could get to Sebastian's ear.

"What?"

"Fit in our last quickie before the new year," Blaine said with a smirk, reaching for his boyfriend's hand.

Blaine's slurred words and obvious horny exterior made Sebastian laugh, even if he was extremely tempted by the idea. Sebastian was never one to turn down any form of sex, so the two boys wandered off together, Sebastian a little bit more coherent than his wasted boyfriend. They ended up in a bathroom upstairs where no one would notice they were missing while Sebastian fit in a quick blow job and Blaine returned the favor with a sloppy hand job. Part of it made Sebastian laugh, how much Blaine wanted to make him feel good despite his drunken stupor. It was all pretty endearing in a horny kind of way.

By the time they returned downstairs, Sebastian disappeared to get Blaine some water while Blaine looked around to see if his friends from McKinley had arrived yet. While left without Sebastian, Blaine found himself wandering outside onto the patio out the back door of the house. It was lightly coated in snow, but that didn't stop him from leaning against the wall of the house and staring up at the stars, trying to find a constellation, something about the universe he could take with him to remember from this night.

"So you and Sebastian?"

The voice startled a drunk Blaine who wasn't paying much attention to his surroundings. He nearly fell over as he turned around to find Trent standing near the door. He must have followed Blaine out of the house. "Yeah, me and Sebastian," Blaine replied, finally settling down and turning back to face the sky once again.

"I told him it would never happen," Trent acknowledged with a laugh.

"So did I," Blaine agreed.

They both burst out laughing at the thought, remembering what things were like only a year earlier when Sebastian would obsessively flirt with Blaine and Blaine would subtly flirt back, never intending for it to go further than that. Now here they were, a couple, at a party, telling the world about their relationship. Despite Blaine's concerns, Sebastian seemed so genuine about wanting to make it work that he was no longer paranoid about their fate. "You guys will be good together," Trent eventually said when they both stopped laughing and resumed looking off into the distance.

"Yeah?"

"Yeah," Trent replied, turning to Blaine to give him a soft smile. "I mean, he's an asshole. But he's a loveable asshole. And you seriously bring out the best in him."

Blaine thought about it for a moment, reflecting on everything with Sebastian and trying to remember a time where he didn't feel this overwhelming sense of admiration for the leader of the Warblers. "Yeah, he brings out the best in me, too, I think." To someone who didn't know what it was like to live in Blaine's mind, it may have sounded crazy. Sebastian was a bad boy, someone who drank more than anyone should at 17 and hooked up with more guys than he could count, but he saw Blaine like no one else did. He recognized the individuality in him that no one had seen in a long time, maybe since Dalton, maybe forever.

"There you are, Killer; I've been looking everywhere for you," Sebastian's voice interrupted as he stepped out onto the patio with a glass of water. "Your groupies are here."

Blaine smiled and gave Trent a quick pat on the shoulder while he made his way inside. Sebastian gave him a kiss on the cheek and handed him the glass of water as they approached the New Directions. "Blainey Days, it's been so long!" Tina exclaimed as she embraced Blaine in a tight hug. Sure, it had only been a few days. But when you're used to seeing each other every day, a few days is a lot. Besides, so much changed in those few days that it felt like a lifetime.

"Dude, we've missed you," Sam said, joining the hug. Brittany was soon latching onto the three of them and Mike joined soon after, probably feeling awkward as the odd one out.

As they pulled away from the hug, Sebastian stood behind Blaine, lingering a few feet back to allow him space to greet his friends. Blaine glanced toward Mike then leaned in closer to Tina, out of earshot of the others. "I hope you know you're going to need to fill me in later," he whispered, and he couldn't help but notice the blush on Tina's cheeks at the comment.

Sebastian appeared behind the reunited group of friends a moment later, wrapping an arm around Blaine as he popped open a bottle of champagne. "Five minutes to midnight," he reminded his boyfriend as he poured him a red solo cup of the bubbly beverage then proceeded to do the same for Blaine's friends.

It was a miracle, almost every one of the most important people in Blaine's life getting along. Suddenly it felt like everything had fallen together. It happened slowly and Blaine didn't quite realize how happy he'd become after so long of feeling lost. But now he had everything he'd ever wanted: a new promising relationship, a group of friends that clearly cared about him, and an amazing year of memories of an epic last semester of high school to look forward to.

Blaine must have zoned out for a while because Sebastian gently squeezed his shoulder to bring everything back into focus. "Hey, Earth to Blaine, are you okay?"

Blaine looked up at his boyfriend with a smile, gently pulling him in closer. "I'm just…I'm really happy to be here with you. I can't wait to spend the new year with you."

Sebastian reacted as any boyfriend should, pressing a soft kiss to Blaine's cheek and then clinking their glasses together just as the crowd surrounding them started to count down from 60. As Blaine shouted the numbers with the rest of the party guests, he was careful to recognize the little things he'd want to remember about this moment; Sebastian's arm around him, Sam thrusting his fist in the air surrounded by a group of Dalton boys, Tina wrapped in Mike's arms as they stared into each other's eyes softly mumbling the numbers with the rest of the group, all of the little moments that weaved together to create Blaine's happy place.

Blaine and Sebastian locked eyes as the countdown from ten began. At ten, Sebastian held him close, looking into his eyes with an unprecedented passion and sense of belonging Blaine was sure he'd never seen before. At eight, neither Blaine nor Sebastian could contain the anticipation building up inside of them as they waited for that kiss, a kiss that would signify the beginning of a year of being in love. At five, it was almost here, and Blaine could taste the excitement in the air creating a refreshing outlook for their future, a sense of purpose fulfilling his entire group of friends. At three, Sebastian was leaning in, almost making Blaine drop his drink as he became unable to focus on anything but those gorgeous green eyes staring at his lips. Then suddenly, three, two, one, and it was midnight. Blaine closed the distance between them, locking their lips together in the most perfect moment, refusing to let go of this person that he was overwhelmed with so many feelings for.

Others around them were doing the same. Sam and Brittany were practically making out only a few feet away while Mike and Tina were discreetly doing the same in the corner of the room. Almost all of the Warblers had somebody, too. It was a beautiful picture, but all that mattered to Blaine was this moment he shared with Sebastian, who he thought would always be the one that got away, a friend or something more than a friend that he would never be allowed to love, and suddenly became the person he planned to spend every future New Year's Eve with.

As their lips disconnected, Blaine could tell Sebastian was thinking almost the same thing, but his eyes were swirling with millions of thoughts of what the future would hold. It could have been fears, dreams, wishes, anything. And that's when a random thought occurred to Blaine, something he could have ignored but decided might actually be the perfect thing to say in the moment. "So did I prove it?" He asked, staring into Sebastian's deep emerald gaze.

Sebastian didn't seem to understand the ambiguous question. "Prove what?"

"That love is worth it," Blaine replied simply. He thought back to that first kiss they shared on that late night after rehearsal in Blaine's bedroom, consumed by feelings they didn't know how to deal with and unable to picture a world where anything could ever be this uncomplicated.

This wasn't Blaine professing his love; it would take both of them a while to do that. Things would have to be slow. But for the first time in Sebastian's life, this was exactly what he wanted, and he wasn't terrified of what would happen in the future. A million thoughts sprinting through Sebastian's mind, but only one that truly expressed how he felt in that moment. "You've proven me wrong again, Killer," he replied with a smirk, taking a sip of his champagne and carefully watching as Blaine did the same. "Everything with you has always been worth it."

As Blaine embraced the taller boy once more in their second kiss of the new year, everything felt exactly the way it should. It was a new relationship, sure. He couldn't predict whether it would result in more heartache or an epic love story, but he could certainly tell anything with Sebastian would be a fantastic adventure that he didn't want to wait another minute for.