A/N: Hello reader, and welcome to my fic! This is a sequel to The Hazards of Love 1, so if you haven't read that yet, you should probably read it for context. Though if you really don't want to (maybe you hate Klaine and it's too Klaine-heavy for you?) it's probably not absolutely necessary. We left off with Kurt and Blaine parting ways at the airport, Blaine on his way to New York to attend NYADA. I hope you enjoy, and thanks for taking the time to read my work!
This work has been completed, and I will be posting new chapters as I edit.
It's been a couple weeks now since Blaine left for New York.
Kurt started back at McKinley. Karofsky graduated last year, so he doesn't have that particular issue anymore, and this is where his friends are. Sure, he has friends at Dalton, but they're not his friends in the same way that Mercedes, Rachel, and Tina are. Dalton was what he needed while he was there, but now he needs McKinley.
He misses Blaine like crazy. He's been trying hard not to let it get to him, but there's only so much he can do. Blaine is busy getting his life organized in the big city; setting up the apartment with Wes, going to class at NYADA, trying to find a job just in case his parents decide they aren't willing to pay for his schooling anymore. Kurt gets it, he really does, but sometimes he just feels a little... forgotten. Like it's not that Blaine can't make time for him, it's that Blaine doesn't want to, and that hurts. He's tried to push the feelings aside and not let them affect him too much; surely when Blaine is settled into a routine, it won't feel like this. But apparently he hasn't been doing a great job, because the girls have decided he needs an intervention and now he's sitting at a table in Breadstix with Mercedes, Rachel, and Tina.
"Alright boy, spill," Mercedes says after the waitress takes their orders and walks away.
"I don't know what you're talking about, Mercedes," Kurt sighs, "there's nothing to spill."
"You've been off since summer ended, Kurt. Something is going on. Finn wore socks and sandals to Glee practice on Tuesday and you just let him," Tina counters.
"Did you and Blaine break up?" Rachel asks, "Because if you broke up and didn't tell me, I would be very upset."
"What? No! Blaine and I did not break up," Kurt says, bewildered. "Don't you think I would have said something if we did?"
"Then what's going on?" Mercedes asks again, ignoring his question.
Kurt sighs again. "Nothing, I guess, it's just... long distance is hard. He's busy. I miss him. He never has time to talk, and I get it, but I just... I have to get used to it is all," he explains with a shrug.
"Have you talked to him about it?" Tina asks.
"No, it's not a big deal, really. Once he's settled it will be fine."
"But what if it's not?" Rachel asks.
"I don't want to be some needy high school boyfriend," Kurt snaps, a little more harshly than intended.
"Rachel," Mercedes scolds, then directs her attention back at him. "Kurt, it's clearly bothering you. Maybe you should say something to him."
"What am I supposed to say? Hi Blaine, I know you're really busy starting your new life in New York, but you need to pay more attention to me? That will really convince him that staying with his long distance high school boyfriend was a good idea," Kurt argues, rolling his eyes.
"I don't think he expects everything to be perfect with this long distance thing, Kurt, especially not at first" Tina says gently, "I'm sure he'll understand if you're having problems with it and want to talk."
"I'm not having problems with it, I just miss him. We're fine. He has enough to deal with right now without me whining about something that neither of us can do anything about."
"We just think that if we notice something is off, then he'll probably notice, too," Rachel points out.
"Ladies, I appreciate your concern, but Blaine and I are fine. Really," Kurt insists.
"Just don't forget that you can talk to him, Kurt," Mercedes says, shooting him a look.
"I'll keep it in mind."
Kurt settles onto his bed, laid out on his stomach with his laptop set up in front of him, and presses the call button. He waits a couple rings before Blaine's smiling face fills the screen.
"Hey, love," the cheery voice greets him.
"Hey, Bee." Kurt offers a small smile of his own in return. "How was your day?"
"It was really good," Blaine answers with a grin. "It was a short day today which was great, so then I grabbed lunch with Wes and Sebastian at this really great little Indian place that we found, and I heard back from that place I applied! You know the diner? They offered me a job!"
"That's really great, Blaine. Congratulations," Kurt says, and he knows his tone is a little off but he hopes Blaine doesn't notice.
Kurt is happy for Blaine, he really is. He loves that his boyfriend is enjoying life in the big city. He's a little jealous of Sebastian, especially since finding out Sebastian also happens to be gay, but he keeps reminding himself that this is the only new friend Blaine has really made, and of course Blaine is going to make new friends and spend time with them, and Sebastian being gay doesn't actually mean anything.
"Yeah, I'm really excited about it. It's mostly waiting tables, but I'll get to sing, and there's a piano up front, too, so I'm hoping they let me play it sometimes."
"That would be great, Bee."
"And then I have this assignment due at the end of the week, it's just a duet thing where we pick a song with our partner and have to perform it together, but it's the first real assignment that we've gotten. Seb and I are going to do something together, I'm not sure what, we're meeting up after later to figure it out."
Kurt forces a smile. He should be happy about this. Blaine is happy about this. But Kurt just can't help but think about all of the songs that he can't sing with Blaine, and now Sebastian gets to sing with Blaine, and it's just not fair.
"Is everything okay, Kurt?" Blaine asks, pulling Kurt out of his thoughts.
"What? Yeah, I'm fine. That's great," Kurt says a little too quickly.
"Kurt."
"What?"
"I know you. Something's wrong," Blaine says, giving him a knowing look.
"Nothing's wrong, Blaine. Everything's fine," Kurt argues.
Blaine sighs. "We need to be honest with each other if we're going to make this work, love. I can't help you if you don't tell me what's wrong. Talk to me, please."
Kurt stares back at Blaine for a few moments. He doesn't want to be the needy, clingy boyfriend, but Blaine is right; if they can't talk to each other, this isn't going to work. And he really wants this to work.
"I just... I miss you."
"And I miss you," Blaine responds carefully, but he's clearly waiting for Kurt to continue.
Kurt sighs. "I'm so happy for you Blaine, I swear I am, but I hear you talk about how great everything in New York is, school and your new friends, Sebastian, and it just... it feels like it would be so easy for you to forget about me," he finishes quietly, breaking eye contact with Blaine and looking down at the bed as though it's suddenly fascinating.
"Kurt," Blaine says gently, "look at me."
Kurt brings his eyes back up slowly and looks at Blaine again.
"I could never forget about you, Kurt. I love you, so much. And I miss you every single day. New York is great, and I love it here, but every day I just think about how much better it would be with you here, and I can't wait until next year when we're both here together."
"Really?" Kurt asks, a hint of a smile on his face.
"Of course, love," Blaine says with a warm smile.
"So you're not going to find a new boyfriend up there?" Kurt asks, and there's a bit of a teasing tone in his voice but he also sort of just wants to hear Blaine say it.
Blaine chuckles. "No, of course not. I already have the most amazing boyfriend I could ever ask for, why would I need a new one?"
Kurt smiles at that, really smiles back at Blaine. "You know, I guess you're right. Your boyfriend is pretty great."
"He really is," Blaine replies with a warm smile.
They chat a while longer, Kurt catching Blaine up on the happenings at McKinley, before Blaine needs to leave.
"Look, Kurt, I told Seb I'd meet him soon, so I have to head out now if I don't want to be late."
"Oh, yeah, of course."
"I'll talk to you later. Love you."
"Love you, too, Bee."
And then Blaine's face is gone, and Kurt is sitting on his bed alone again. And he should probably be feeling a little better now, but it's sort of difficult when his boyfriend just left him to go meet another guy.