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Immediately Kurt had a suspicion of where this was heading. He had seen the looks Sebastian gave him when he thought Kurt wasn't paying attention. He had seen similar looks from Blaine.
"I'm not going to be your boyfriend," Kurt said with a sigh and focused his attention back on his book.
"Why not," Sebastian queried, slightly shocked that Kurt had been spot on with his guess.
"Because I think you're a git," Kurt said, flipping to the next page in a bored manner.
"I'll give you that," Sebastian conceded with a resigned sigh.
"And I still haven't forgiven you for that incident last year when you ruined my potion," Kurt continued.
"Seriously?" Sebastian stared at the Ravenclaw in disbelief. "It was one potion. You still got an 'O' on your O.W.L.s and you were still top of the year."
"Doesn't matter," Kurt said. "I'm still mad."
Sebastian sighed and gritted his teeth together. He had a feeling about what the Ravenclaw wanted from him before Kurt would even consider forgiving him.
"I'm sorry," he mumbled quietly. Kurt glanced up from his book. Had he heard that right?
"What?" he asked. Sebastian sighed.
"I'm sorry," he repeated, louder this time. "I never wanted things to go the way they did. I didn't know how to deal with the situation at the time."
Kurt stared at his book blankly. He couldn't blame Sebastian for the way he had handled everything last year. He had realized that he wouldn't have known what to do either. Who would?
"Would you at least consider my proposal?" Sebastian asked once it became apparent that Kurt wasn't going to say anything. "You can't say that there wasn't something between us last year."
"Yeah, sex," Kurt replied bluntly. Sebastian held Kurt's eyes steadily, having expected a snarky response.
"I'm being serious, Kurt," he said. Kurt shifted uncomfortably under his gaze.
"It's not that easy," Kurt informed the Slytherin. "I don't think I can trust you."
Sebastian grimaced. Kurt's blunt words stung. He was surprised to realize just how much they stung.
"Just give me a chance," he pleaded quietly. Kurt's eyes widened. He had never expected the Slytherin to beg.
"Why?" he asked. "Why should I? You ruined my last relationship."
Sebastian flinched at Kurt's accusing words and instantly the Ravenclaw felt guilty. It wasn't really Sebastian's fault. The blame was completely Kurt's.
"Sorry," Kurt muttered at the same time Sebastian uttered a soft apology.
"Just give me a chance," Sebastian repeated. "If things don't work out, we can still be friends with benefits."
Kurt smiled wryly. He knew he and Sebastian could do the friends with benefits thing quite easily. However, he wasn't so confident about a relationship. He still wasn't completely over Blaine and Sebastian didn't have the best track record in the world.
But it was worth a try.
"Okay," he agreed. The Slytherin's eyes widened in faint surprise. He hadn't expected Kurt to agree so easily.
"Great," Sebastian said with a soft smile.
Blaine spent as much time in the Gryffindor common room as he could. The only time he left was for classes, meals, and night patrols. He didn't want to think about what would happen if he ever came across Kurt or Sebastian in an empty hallway. It was bad enough when he saw either of them in the Great Hall for meals.
He had tried his best to ignore the other two Prefects whenever he saw them but somehow his gaze always landed on where they sat. Blaine wished that he could say that he sought out Kurt more than he sought out Sebastian but he would be lying. The Slytherin occupied his thoughts just as much as Kurt did.
The Great Hall was abuzz with chatter more than it normally was during breakfast. Normally most of the witches and wizards were still struggling to wake up during breakfast. The last time the Great Hall had been this talkative during breakfast was the morning after it had become official that Kurt and Blaine had broken up.
It didn't take long for Blaine to find out the reason why rumors were flying. As he piled food up on his plate, his eyes sought out the two people he had become obsessed with over the past few weeks.
Kurt wasn't at his normal spot at the Ravenclaw table. Blaine scanned the long table to make sure that Kurt hadn't sat elsewhere. His search turned up no results. Strange. Kurt never skipped breakfast.
Not thinking too much of Kurt's absence, Blaine's gaze traveled over to the Slytherin table. Immediately his breath caught in his throat.
Kurt was at the Slytherin table. Sitting next to Sebastian.
Blaine took a deep breath and shook his head. He was overreacting. Kurt was sitting across from Santana and laughing at something she had said. Kurt and Santana had been friends since first year. Blaine was definitely overreacting.
Kurt's hand reached down to curl around Sebastian's hand. The two hands remained there in plain sight for everyone to see.
Blaine felt like he was going to be sick.
The Gryffindor pushed himself away from the table. His abrupt actions drew the attention of his friends. The conversations of those close to him paused. Everyone was curious to see how he would react upon seeing Kurt and Sebastian together.
Blaine fled the Great Hall, feeling like he was suffocating. He didn't stop running until he had reached the entrance to the Gryffindor common room.
"Grindylow," he panted out and the portrait swung open. Blaine stumbled into the lavishly decorated room and collapsed in the nearest piece of furniture, an overstuffed couch. He punched the back of the couch four or five times, blinking away the tears that were starting to form.
He had expected for Kurt to move on eventually. Kurt had always been the stronger of the two of them, in Blaine's opinion. Kurt could cope with things like this better than Blaine could. Blaine had considered the possibility of Kurt beginning to date again at Hogwarts. He thought he had considered every possibility and had come up with solutions or appropriate reactions.
But he had never expected Kurt to move on with Sebastian, of all people. He had never even considered it as a possibility.
It hurt worse than he could have ever imagined.
Blaine startled as he felt a hand on his shoulder. He glanced over his shoulder to see Mercedes standing behind him, looking sympathetic Apparently she had followed him from the Great Hall.
"Don't say anything," Blaine whispered as the girl opened her mouth. "There's nothing you can say that will make me feel better right now."
Mercedes closed her mouth and sat down next to Blaine. The boy leaned into her and allowed the tears to flow freely.
"How could he?" Blaine choked out. "Why Sebastian of all people?" Mercedes hummed and rubbed his back soothingly. She didn't respond, unsure of what to say. She hadn't seen this coming. No one in Hogwarts had. No one had even considered the possibility after what had happened the year before. Mercedes, like every other student at Hogwarts, had thought Kurt, Blaine, and Sebastian hated each other.
After a few more moments, the initial shock was beginning to wear off and was starting to be replaced by other emotions—betrayal and anger.
Of course Kurt and Sebastian would get together. They were perfect together. They were smart, witty, and handsome. Blaine was nothing compared to either of them. They were perfect for each other and Blaine had only been in the way. Now that he wasn't dating Kurt, they had nothing to prevent them from getting together.
Blaine blinked away tears as he recognized a third emotion ripping through his body—jealousy. He was jealous.
He had every right to be jealous, he decided. He had felt something for both boys, after all. It stung that they were together and were being happy without him. Why hadn't Kurt come back to him? Or if Sebastian had approached Kurt, why hadn't the Slytherin considered him?
Because Blaine was nothing compared to Kurt. He was too short, too scruffy looking. He was Gryffindor so he was naturally brash and headstrong. The only thing he had was the Anderson name. He wouldn't even get the fortune associated with the family name. That would all go to his older brother, Cooper. Of course Sebastian would never glance in Blaine's direction. It was surprising that he had done so before.
Face twisting, Blaine turned and punched the nearest pillow one last time. Mercedes jumped at his sudden action. Blaine wiped his face on his robe sleeve and stood up.
"Let's go to our afternoon classes," he said in a dull voice. Mercedes looked concerned.
"Are you sure you want to, Blaine? You might—"
Blaine cut her off with a sharp nod.
"I can't hide up here forever," he told her. "Might as well get it over with so I can get used to it faster."
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