"Hey" Blaine started and walked towards his own bed.
"Thanks for coming, dude. We weren't sure if you'd show up."
Definitely relief then.
"Yeah, sure. I meant to spend more time with you guys anyways. I know I've been pretty busy recently and I wanted to apolo…."
"Blaine, let me stop you right there. Why don't you sit down, drink some tea and relax for a minute." Wes pointed toward a steaming cup of tea next to some cookies waiting on his night stand.
He was full on confused now. What exactly was going on here?
After a few moments of silence he tried to voice his confusion.
"I thought you were annoyed with me…? Maybe even angry? I mean, I woke you up, David and I …well… I don't think I know what's really going on."
"Yeah, we figured. But seriously, just sit down, before you fall down. You look exhausted! ….. And Blaine – are you shivering?"
David noticed the slight trembles, when Blaine tried to pick up his cup.
Blaine blushed and placed it back immediately.
"Ah, yeah. It's pretty chilly outside. I'll warm up in a second."
Wes sighed and rolled his eyes, while walking over to the closet.
He found David's stack of extra blankets quickly (the quirks of knowing your best friends like he didn't even know his own younger brother) and brought two of them over to Blaine.
"Thanks" Blaine accepted the offer, but couldn't look up to meet his friend's eyes. The situation was starting to really make him uncomfortable and he didn't know how to properly deal with it.
When David cleared his throat, looking to get started with his speech, Blaine got ready to endure a long and exhausting hour or maybe even two – he couldn't have been more wrong.
"Ok Blaine, here's the deal. We know you're stressed out to the max…and No don't even try to disagree right now."
When he saw Blaine visibly swallow done any remark he could have made David continued
"we know, you wouldn't listen to us if we'd give you a long speech, so this is what we're going to do and we hope it'll help and maybe make you remember to do something just for self only every once in a while."
When Wes took over without missing a beat, Blaine got the impression that maybe they had rehearsed that.
"You will not leave this room today. At least to nowhere where you'd have to do work, so no library or study hall. Bathroom is fine and outside too, if you really feel like freezing to death. But we think everything you need is in here. We let the Warblers know, to not disturb you today, for nothing. And we'll post a note on your door for anyone else who might want to talk to you."
And now David got up and took over again.
"We took the liberty to remove any school related stuff from your room."
Blaine finally found his voice
"Guys this is really sweet and all, but I really have important stuff to do. I have that paper and…"
"And we know, you do. But we also know that you'll listen to us and that you'll agree. Really Blaine, there is nothing you can say to change our plans, so you might as well embrace it and listen."
David really knew how to be just a bit intimidating and passive-aggressive. And before Blaine could even retort, Wes took over again, as if he never had been interrupted.
"So like I said, we took your schoolwork, but we added your favorite DVDs and some we know you haven't seen yet. They're over there."
Only when Blaine followed David's finger to a little table in the corner, did he notice that they really came prepared.
"There's also a bunch of junk food and some drinks. We'll bring you dinner later. Magazines are here" he pointed somewhere else "and most important, we think, is this."
And with that he walked over to Blaine and handed him his guitar.
"I noticed that I haven't heard you play in a very, very long time. It's weird, man. You usually don't go even one day without playing. It helps you relax. So – do it. And a lot of it. Write some songs, play some odd tunes, do whatever, really. But play some music."
Blaine didn't know what to say. He just looked around the room and couldn't help but smile by all the love he felt, surrounded by these two truly amazing friends he had. He might have even felt some tears coming up, but managed to keep them in for now.
"Ah… I don't even know what to say… you two are just…"
"Amazing?" David smiled.
"Beautiful?" Wes continued.
"Just the best?" David took over again.
"Yeah – you really are."
But suddenly Blaine remembered something. His shoulders slumped and once more David noticed that defeated look returning to his friend's face.
"But I can't really stay here. You've met Jacques – he won't…"
And with that David knew what was going on, and couldn't believe they had forgotten to mention his favorite part.
"Jacques is taken care of. The Warblers are taking turns tutoring and catering to his every need. Actually not only for today, but for your whole punishment. You'll do your share – don't worry – but it really isn't fair for you to do it all by yourself. Not when you do all those Warbler arrangements and other stuff."
Wes went over to sit next to Blaine.
"We worry about you buddy and we want you to be ok. So do what you want: play music, sleep, relax, eat - really we don't care. We'll get out of your hair now and see you later."
Blaine let his hands slide over the smooth surface of his guitar and sighed contently. He couldn't even remember to worry about classes or papers; he was just looking forward to do exactly what they said he should.
"Thank you" he said whole heartedly "just… thank you."
"No problem, dude. See ya" And with that, they were gone.
"That went reasonably well!" Wes relaxed against the closest wall and slid down to sit on the ground, while David softly closed the door.
"Yeah, I think so too. Let's hope it'll do some wonders – or at least take the edge of for a couple of days. Finals will be over soon enough and things will slow down. And who knows, maybe one day in the far away future, we'll find a way to make him realize he's stressed before it escalates."
Wes was just about to answer, when they heard the soft sound of guitar music being played from inside. They couldn't decipher which song was being played, but it seemed like a light hearted tune and it made them smile proudly.
"Awesome!" Wes exclaimed happily. After David had posted a note on his door that said something like "Please stay away" in not so nice words, he sat down next to Wes and both stayed silent while listening in.
Minutes passed before David started again:
"I'll have to head over to Jacques' room. Can't wait. I'm sure it'll be freaking amazing. I don't even like literature, when I have to deal with it in class."
"Just think of all the good you're doing, you good Samaritan you!"
"Yeah, yeah – I know. It better be worth it. What about you? What are you going to do?"
"I think I'll stay here for a while and I thought I could do some research for Blaine's paper or something. I mean I have all his stuff over in my room, which should make it easy to figure out what he still needs. And I'm almost done with studying for my own crap."
"Sounds great. I'll see you later then. Send someone o look for me if I don't make it to dinner. He might have hidden me in the basement for his entertainment."
Wes chuckled and took out his math book to do his homework, while enjoying Blaine's music for a little while longer.