AN: This chapter is based on 4.9 "Swan Song". I don't own Glee or the characters. Also, if you were around for the funky html layout when this story was initially published I'm pretty sure that's been resolved. Please read and review.
Chapter 2
Rachel and Kurt were standing at NYADA. Her nerves were off the charts. A freshman was almost never asked to perform at the Winter Showcase. Rachel knew she was good at what she did, but she had never felt so uncertain about whether she deserved to be sharing a stage. The other students being featured that night were more experienced, more well trained, and in some respects more talented than her.
When Rachel got the invitation to perform she had been ecstatic. The first thing she did was call Noah. They had kept in touch after Thanksgiving. Without her relationship with Finn, her friendship with Noah Puckerman had flourished, almost like they were little kids again playing at the JCC. Puck had immediately told her he was going to come to New York to watch the show, but she told him not too. LA was very far away, and she knew he shouldn't be spending his money flying across the country just to watch her sing one song. Puck had made Kurt promise to send him a video, or his scarves were going to have a date with a grape slushy, because it was Rachel's favorite flavor.
For Kurt's part, he was just as excited as Puck about Rachel's big night. He had told Sebastian as much the night before when then had been working together on their respective tasks over Skype the night before. Sebastian had been preparing for a physics exam, and Kurt was working on a project for his internship. "It sounds like it could be a really great night," Sebastian had told him. "Rachel should really feel honored." "She does," Kurt had answered, "She has been a nervous wreck all week long, but I'm sure she will do fine."
Since Thanksgiving, Kurt and Sebastian had been in almost constant communication. They talked about everything from the Warblers, their families, Kurt's job, Sebastian's classes, and Even Blaine. Most nights they spent time together on Skype working, watching Netflix, or sometimes even cooking together. It was the cooking that had allowed for Sebastian to get to know Rachel. She would sit at the kitchen table doing her homework while Kurt tried new recipes with Sebastian, and instead of ignoring her as she had expected, Sebastian included her in the conversation.
The night had turned out to be surprising to say the least. Kurt had been asked to re-audition for NYADA at the showcase, after all the students had finished their performances. Rachel, who had been refreshingly humble about even being asked to perform had done an encore and ended up winning. Once the roommates returned to the loft they each went to their curtained bedrooms to make calls.
"It was amazing Noah," Rachel sighed, "Sometimes I'm not sure if I can really do this, be good enough, but tonight just felt like confirmation that this is what I was meant to do." "You're damn right this is what you should be doing Berry. No one deserved to win tonight more than you," Puck answered. "Noah, you only saw my performance video that Kurt had sent you," Rachel admonished him. "Don't need to babe. Don't need to," Puck finished.
"I think I'm still in shock Bas," Kurt exclaimed. He was pacing at the foot of his bed with Sebastian on Skype, on his laptop, in the middle. "Princess you have got to stop pacing, you are making me dizzy. You said you got in, so it must have been great," Sebastian had reassured. "They only let people into that school if they think they have it and clearly they saw something they liked, though what's not to like." Sebastian had giggled as he finished his trail of thought.
Little flirty moments like that had been happening more frequently between the two. Texts included more innuendo and emojis. Kurt found himself caring more about what he looked like when they Skyped. It had been weeks since Sebastian had gone out for a night, opting instead to stay in with Kurt. Both knew that eventually they would have to address the elephant in the room, but for now they were both comfortable with the open ended-ness of it all.
"Hey Bas," Kurt asked, "do you have any plans over your Christmas break?"