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Chapter 12

Kurt woke up slowly. Why did it feel like he was floating? He was not in his bed, was he? He didn't remember going to bed. Or driving home. What if…his eyes flew open. His back of the head started hurting like hell. As he looked down his tail, he suddenly remembered everything: Him seeing Sebastian and Dave kissing behind the Lima Bean, then following Meerkat to confront him with what he had done. Sebastian throwing him into the pool. Kurt furrowed his eyebrows. How long was he out? He honestly didn't care, now, he needed to get out and do something about his head. He swam to the surface, but realized it was frozen. Even after he tried to break the ice with his hands, it wouldn't even crack. Kurt groaned inwardly. He freaking hated Sebastian! He… Kurt paled when he saw some faint traces of blood in the water. He touched his back of the head and saw blood. Could merpeople bleed to death? He didn't know, but he didn't want to take risks. Kurt untied his favorite Alexander McQueen scarf and tied his head as tight as possible. Now, he had to find a way out of there. Although he thought he heard Sebastian talk about his staff and his folks being absent, he didn't feel comfortable in his pool. Kurt, weakened by his head injury, sank to the ground of the pool and slowly dozed off. He would find a solution. Eventually.

Blaine didn't know why he couldn't quite enjoy the night at Sebastian's. He felt as if something was off, but he couldn't quite put a finger on it. After he vainly tried to get some sleep, he eventually gave up and got up, carefully replacing his arm Sebastian was holding on to, with a pillow. Sebastian mumbled something unintelligible in his sleep but didn't wake up. Blaine thought he heard Karofsky's name, but that was impossible, he told himself. He took a cup of orange juice, went out to the porch and sat down on one of the chairs. Although it was only six am, dawn had already broken, and the birds chirped excitedly. Blaine sighed contentedly. However, the silence was disturbed by his phone ringing. He frowned. He already told his parents he would spent the night at his boyfriends' place, who else could it be? 'Kurt', something whispered in the back of his mind, but he ignored it. He picked up. "Hello?" "Blaine? Good, you're awake. Look, it's Burt. Finn gave me your number after I woke him up." Blaine furrowed his eyebrows. "Is there a reason you are calling me, Mr. Hummel?", he asked. "Kurt went away yesterday, but he never returned home, his bed is still empty. First, I thought he spent the night at Mercedes' or Rachel's place, so I called them. But neither of them has a clue where he is. Then I rang up all his friends, hell I even called that Puck kid, but nothing. Do you know where he is?", Burt asked desperately. "Sorry, Mr. Hummel, I spent the night at my boyfriend's place, but I will call as soon as I know something.", Blaine promised. Burt sighed. "Thank you anyway. I hope Kurt's fine. I wanted to call the police, but Carole talked me out of it. Before 24 hours have passed, my hands are tied.", he explained. After he hung up, Blaine went inside and put his clothes on. Sebastian woke up and watched Blaine confusedly. "What are you doing? Are you leaving now? At half past six am?", he asked. "Sorry, Sebastian, but Kurt's family is worried sick about him. I'm going to drive to Lima and check on them", he explained. Sebastian's eyes narrowed. "You are choosing him over me? I thought you were MY boyfriend, not Gay Face's.", he said, slightly angry. Blaine turned to him. "Of course, you are my boyfriend, but Kurt is my best friend and he will always be. If he is in danger, I have to help him.", he said matter-of-factly. Sebastian smirked. "I'm sure the princess is fine, don't worry. If he went missing, he will return eventually" Blaine cocked his head to the side. "I never mentioned Kurt went missing.", he said slowly. Sebastian's smirk faltered. Blaine narrowed his eyes. He knew that facial expression. "Sebastian, what do you know? Do you have something to do with Kurt's sudden disappearance?", he asked with a low voice. Sebastian sighed overdramatically. "I'm sorry but I couldn't bear him anymore. Princess Hummel stalked me and followed me to my place and then he…" "So, you really have something to do with that!", Blaine interrupted his boyfriend. "Blaine, my sexy darling, you need to understand why I did this. Because I love you. And that relationship between you and Kurt is toxic. I had to get rid of him!", Sebastian explained. "Sebastian where is Kurt?!", Blaine growled dangerously. "Come on, killer, don't do anything you will regret later. If you go to princess, then there is no coming back, do you understand?", Sebastian said, crossing his arms. Blaine just shook his head. "Goodbye, Sebastian.", he simply said before leaving. The green- eyed boy followed him to the porch and was about to ask how he will get to his place, but Blaine had already taken one of his bikes and was gone. Sebastian groaned in frustration.

Kurt didn't know how long he was in the pool. Time passed and outside he could already see the sunrise. He halfheartedly tried to break the ice again, but in vain. When he was about to doze off again, he heard a voice. "Kurt?" Kurt lifted his head. Did he just hear Blaine's voice? Or was he dreaming? But then, he called his name again. Kurt's eyes lit up. Blaine was here! He quickly swam to the surface.

Blaine gasped as he entered Sebastian's backyard. There was a giant pool covered with a thick layer of ice. Under the ice, he could make out a moving figure, something blue…"Kurt!", he called out. Blaine balled his hands into fists and then the ice melted in record time. Kurt surfaced and swam to the edge. "Blaine? How did you know I was here? Sebastian has-" Blaine kneeled down, cupped his chin and cut him off with a kiss. Kurt was surprised at first but then kissed him right back. The kiss was better than he imagined in his dreams. He wanted more and more; he could never get tired of kissing Blaine. However, Kurt remembered something and pulled away. Blaine blinked at him, surprised. "What's wrong?", he asked. "Nothing, but you know, I was wet, so…" Blaine cursed under his breath, quickly took off his coat and shirt and jumped into the pool, right next to Kurt. Kurt laughed as Blaine resurfaced with his green tail. "Well, that was embarrassing,", Blaine said. He turned to Kurt. "Sooo…where were we?", he asked. Kurt smiled softly. "I can show you", he winked and crashed his lips right into Blaine's. They continued kissing and eventually sank down, but as neither of them needed to breathe anytime soon, the ended up making out underwater. Eventually, Kurt pulled away and swam back to the surface, with Blaine following him. "As nice as this was, I have to return home, my family must be worried. Besides, we need to talk.", Kurt said. Blaine nodded. "You're right. Wait…Why is your scarf on your head? And why is it red on the back?", he frowned. Kurt shrugged. "It's not as bad as it looks. I'm going to explain it later. First, we have to dry ourselves off".

After they dried off and left Sebastian's property, Blaine cleaned the small wound with the items of Kurt's first aid box of his car, then bandaged the other boy's head even though Kurt insisted it wasn't necessary. While doing that, Blaine told him what happened. "I'm so sorry. If I had known how Sebastian treated you, I would have dumped him sooner." "It's not your fault, Blaine. You know, yesterday I caught him while he was making out with Karofsky. I was so angry I followed him to his home and called him out on that. He got angry and attacked me with his powers and then…well, you know how it ended.", Kurt simply said and pointed to his head. Blaine narrowed his eyes. "I already knew Sebastian was hiding something from me. He was always texting someone and smiling from ear to ear, even when he was with me. I knew for a long time that this whole thing with Sebastian was a mistake. Sebastian may be good looking and loves music and we share a lot of hobbies, but he isn't you, Kurt. I really like you, but I guess I always missed the right timing to tell you how I feel. And I guess I was too scared of rejection. I was convinced you didn't reciprocate those feelings." Kurt took Blaine's hands. "It was the same with me. After that Jeremiah incident, I thought I would never be more than a friend to you. But that was fine with me to be honest, even if it hurt a little. Then, after I wanted to confess you how I feel, our lives were turned upside down. I didn't know how to deal with this whole new situation and everything else. But after you and Sebastian were dating, I regretted not having said anything sooner." "Look, all of this doesn't matter now, okay? Let's focus on the present.", Blaine suggested and kissed the other boy on his lips. Kurt beamed. "Well, I could get used to the present."

A/N: Taadaaa, Klaine is a thing now! This is my valentine present for you, I hope you liked how things turned out ;)

Happy Valentine's day!