Blair sat across from Liam at Breadstix but she really wasn't feeling their date. It wasn't the place or the company but her headspace. Before leaving to meet him there, Sue told her that she was one of the Celebrity Judges for Regionals. Blair had no idea if that meant they'd be a sure thing as far as winning went or if that meant Sue would vote against them as one of her lessons. The lesson likely being that nothing lasts forever. Blair couldn't help but think about this and was thus quiet because of it.

Liam knew as soon as she arrived at the restaurant that something was bothering it. This kind of worry that was plastered upon her face wasn't something he'd seen before. It was almost like it was worry mixed with considering options, almost like she was weighing the different possibilities and was expressing accordingly.

Finally Liam had to break the silence. "What's going on? You've been quiet all night."

Blair set her drink down with a sigh. "Sorry. I have a lot on my mind." She decided to rip off the Band-Aid and throw him onto her thought train. "Sue's one of the judges at Regionals."

Liam wasn't expecting to hear that. "Oh shit. She's either going to be our golden ticket or crush us." He was about to say something else but switched gears. "Wait, isn't that a conflict of interest or something? She's judging a Glee competition that you're a part of."

"I actually thought about that and tried to use it against her but apparently there's some loophole that allows her to be a judge." Blair tapped a breadstick on her plate. "This is going to crush the Club. Everyone is going to think she's going to crush the Club and I don't even know what she's going to do." She dropped the stick and dropped her face into her hands. "I'm not sure how much more of this I can take."

"Whatever the problem is, Love, I'm sure you can handle it."

Blair bolted her head up to see Klaus standing there wearing a waiter's uniform. Seeing him dressed like that made her burst out laughing. "Nice outfit."

"Thank you. I do pull it off nicely, don't I?" Klaus smirked at him as he refilled their waters and moved onto another table since hers wasn't in his section but had to make his presence known.

Liam set his water glass aside. "That guy's like a Jack-in-the-box. He keeps popping up unexpectedly." Even though he didn't know Klaus other than the brief exposure to him, Liam didn't like him one bit. It didn't help matters when Klaus seemed to know Blair better than anyone else and yet was someone Blair had never mentioned before. "How do you two know each other anyway?"

Blair cleared her throat and drank some more water. "We go way back."

"That's what you always say. How did you guys meet?"

"It's not a big deal, Liam." Honestly she wanted this conversation to be over and done with.

"Was there something going on between you two? I see the way he looks at you." Yeah…Liam was getting pretty jealous.

"You're getting jealous over nothing. It's like freaking history repeating. I had this same damn conversation with Puck." Blair looked away with a scoff.

"Don't talk to me about your relationship with Puck." That was the last thing he wanted to hear about. "After what he did I can't believe you're friends with him."

"Oh, so now you've got a problem with who my friends are?" Blair was starting to lose her temper.

Not all friends, just Puck. "He almost destroyed you!"

"His lies did, not him. Puck made mistakes, a hell of a lot of them, but no one is freaking perfect. I'm done hating him. I'm accepting him and moving on. If you have a problem with that then maybe we shouldn't be dating." Blair hadn't expected that last sentence to come out of her mouth, but it did. And honestly she didn't regret saying it. When she and Liam were friends things were so different but now it felt like…she felt like things were different and not in a good way. Blair had been trying to convince herself that it was just new and they'd find their rhythm but they hadn't, and it was starting to feel like they never would.

"Well I do have a problem with it, so I guess that's that." Liam put some money on the table for the bill and stood up to leave. "You were right, trying to be more than friends isn't for us. See you in class."

Blair didn't try to stop him when he walked off and just slouched in her seat before gathering up her things and leaving as well. She and Liam had just broken up but she didn't feel horribly about it because from the very beginning this was something she didn't want to do but tried it anyway. It was a failed experiment that she wouldn't dare to repeat again.

Once it became common knowledge that Sue was one of the Regionals judges the Glee Club became pretty bummed out. It pissed Blair off that some of them were putting it on her shoulders as to whether or not they'd win. Blair had zero control over Sue and made that perfectly clear at their next rehearsal.

Mr. Schue told the Club to lay off Blair because, like she said, Sue Sylvester was going to do whatever it was she wanted to, and what they could do was give it their all to do their very best. He gave them an inspirational speech about how far they had come and where they might and all the journeys they would have. To end it he informed the Club that they were doing a Journey medley at Regionals. What better way to pay homage to the song that kept Mr. Schue was quitting and to represent their individual journeys they have already embarked upon.

Blair didn't tell Sue any of this when she went home that night and didn't tell Kai either during their Skype call when she wanted to confirmed he and Leyla would be there for the performance. She did, however, tell him about breaking up with Liam. It was weird how quickly Liam went back to how they were when they were friends and it was honestly a little unnerving for her.

Kai pointed out to Blair they hadn't been dating very long so there likely wouldn't be much damage to their friendship and since it sounded mutual he encouraged her not to worry about it.

Their conversation ended soon after that when Sue came into the living room with a bowl of popcorn and a few DVDs in hand. Blair closed up her laptop, saying, "I'm not up for movie night. I have homework and stuff to do."

"Uh huh. So this has nothing to do with me being a judge?" Sue didn't buy that for a second. "Sit down and pick out a movie. Gay superheroes fighting over their lover, fairy tales on crack, or The Princess Bride?"

Blair couldn't help but smile at Sue's movie descriptions. "You can't call Avengers Civil War or Hoodwinked by their titles but Princess Bride is alright?"

"The Princess Bride deserves it title to be spoken properly." It was one of her favorite movies after all, though not many knew that.

Blair thought for a moment before agreeing. "Fair enough. Princess Bride it is." As Sue put the DVD into the player, Blair asked her something. "Can you do me a favor, Sue? And really mean it?"

Sue had a feeling as to what this would be about. "I give you my word that I will judge fairly." She returned to her seat on the sofa and hit the play button on the remote. "I swear on my friendship with your parents that there will be no shenanigans where I am concerned."

Blair gasped at Sue's words because Sue may be a lot of things but there was no way she'd vow on her parents like that and not mean it. This made Blair hug Sue tight and sniffle, "Thank you."

"I may be diabolical but that doesn't make me evil." Sue hugged Blair back and cleared her throat. "Enough of this mushy stuff. Westley and Buttercup await."

Regionals had finally arrived! New Directions, after a moment or two of doubt, went out onto that stage and sung their hearts out. They let themselves fall into the music and enjoyed the hell out of it when they did. At the end of their set there was no doubt they'd at the very least place if not win the whole damn thing.

Things took an interesting turn after their set because, well, not only did Quinn and Liam's mom show up and talk to them backstage about how she threw their father out of the house for an affair he'd been having but also because Quinn's water broke.

Presently the entire Glee Club was rushing down the hospital's hallway to get Quinn seen by a doctor immediately. Thankfully the hospital kicked into gear and brought Quinn right into a room.

Blair went over to Liam who was freaking out a bit. "Gonna use your words against ya here. Just breathe, Liam."

Liam cleared his throat and took a couple deep breaths to calm his nerves. After a bout of silence he said, "I'm sorry."

Blair was confused. "Sorry about what?"

"Pushing you to try things differently with me. We work as friends, I get it. I won't try to push you anymore."

Blair took Liam's hand and squeezed it comfortingly. "Thank you for saying that." She smiled lightly. "Who knows, things might change in the future."

Liam had his doubts about that. "You really think so?"

Blair shared his doubts and winced a bit. "Not really."

They shared a laugh between them before also sharing a hug. Despite Liam's conflicting feelings about the whole situation he would stay true to his word and be her friend. If her feelings never changed then so be it, but if by the slightest chance they did he'd be there.

After Quinn had her baby Liam and Puck stayed behind at the Hospital while the rest of the Club went back to Regionals to hear the Judge's announcements. Blair looked out onto the crowd and smiled wide when she saw Kai and Leyla sitting towards the middle and waving at her before giving thumbs-ups. She waved just enough to let them know she saw them and a few rows back she spotted Klaus giving her his signature 'finger wave'. Blair almost flipped him off in a joking manner in reply but kept it to herself.

The time had finally come. The celebrity judges came out and Sue opened the first envelope to announce the runners-up were Aural Intensity from Fort Wayne, Indiana. Nerves were on edge for all of the New Directioners when Sue picked up the first place envelope. After much hated tension build up, she announced the winners were Vocal Adrenaline.

Blair's spirit dropped so low upon hearing those words come from Sue's mouth. They didn't win or even place and that meant one thing…Glee Club was over. Blair felt like she couldn't breathe and needed to get off the stage so she quickly left it and went backstage while Vocal Adrenaline cheered and pretty much rubbed it into their faces that they won.

Much to Blair's surprise she found Klaus coming towards her backstage and without even thinking about her words she said, "I'm ready. Give me a few days and we can go back."

Klaus looked towards the stage and back to her. "Because you didn't win?"

Blair shook her head because that wasn't the case, not really. "Because my Alter can't handle any more disappointment which means I can't either. And I really can't afford to go back to that dark place in my mind again, Klaus. I can't. My Alter will be able to handle it without my baggage."

Klaus didn't know what Blair was referring to but he wasn't going to argue. "Alright. In a few days we'll go home."

Blair spent the weekend making CDs for each member of the Glee Club, Mr. Schue, Sue, Kai, and Leyla so they'd have something from her. It didn't matter that when she returned to her Reality that her Alter would still be present and have all the memories that only pertained to this Gleeful Reality, Blair needed to leave something behind from her.

When Monday rolled around Blair only went to school to hand out her 'consolation prizes' as she called them then bailed before the last Glee meeting ever. As much as Blair wanted to say goodbye to Finn and everyone else, she couldn't. Blair couldn't have her Alter remembering that she said goodbye but not knowing why. Th CDs and smiles and laughs that were shared before she left would have to do. They were certainly something she'd carry with her forever.

Blair and Klaus agreed to meet at Kai's garage for their departure. Kai was out of town again so they didn't have to worry about getting walked in on when they did the ritual Bonnie taught Klaus so they could return.

Klaus was already inside the garage when Blair came in. "Have any doubts, Love?"

"Let's just get this over with." Blair moved to stand in front of Klaus who had his hand held out, ready for her to take them.

Blair was just about to place her hands in his to get this Reality jumping started but paused when she heard her phone beep. "I need to check this. It will drive me nuts if I don't."

Klaus could give her that. He lowered his hands with a, "Make it quick."

Blair pulled her phone out of her back pocket and turned it on to read a text message from Finn that read, 'Where are you?! You missed the best news! Glee is getting another year!'. She covered her mouth as she gasped upon reading the message. She had no idea how or why it happened but it did and that was everything.

Klaus was starting to regret letting her check her phone. He raised his hands again for Blair to take them. "It's time to go, Love." When Blair didn't take her eyes off the phone he repeated, "It's time."

Blair set the cellphone aside and took a step forward towards Klaus as a million different thoughts went through her mind as she moved her hands over his, trying to make up her mind as quickly as possible if her next decision would be for the best or the worst…

End Season 1 Episode 22 – Season 1 Finale

A/N: Hey, Readers! This story has come a long way from something I wasn't certain I was going to finish or not. Hope you enjoyed Blair's adventure in Glee so far and thanks for reading!