I got a review and a private message from some people who were interested in seeing another chapter of this, so I wrote a little epilogue. Enjoy!
(7:34pm) Blaine.
(7:40pm) Blaiiiiiine.
(7:56pm) Bear?
(8:20pm) Hey, Kurt...sorry, was on the phone with mom. What's up? (and stop calling me Bear! XD)
(8:22pm) But it's such a cute nickname!
(8:23pm) We're not ten anymore, Kurt. Haha. We're in college now!
(8:24pm) So? We're still best friends.
(8:30pm) So, what's going on?
(8:33pm) Matt broke up with me.
(8:45pm) Oh.
(8:46pm) Why?
Blaine expected to get another text right away, but, instead, his cell phone starts ringing. He quickly answered it, glad his dorm mate was gone for the weekend so he did not have to worry about talking loudly and bothering him. Roger was a good roommate, but he tended to get annoyed when there was a lot of noise around him, especially when he was trying to do schoolwork. Blaine normally spent a lot of time down the hall in Kurt's dorm room, so it was not that much of a problem, but ever since Matt came around Blaine had had to spend more time doing his class work in his own room which meant having to be quiet.
It was not that Blaine did not like Matt; he was just really jealous of him...and had been ever since Kurt had started dating Matt their sophomore year of college up until now in their junior year. If Kurt and Matt had broken up, well...
Good riddance.
That was just him thinking selfishly of course. He did not want Kurt to get hurt at all, obviously. Blaine had had a few boyfriends or so his self, but those relationships had never lasted. His heart just had not been in them, not when he knew who he really wanted to be with all this time. Maybe if he had said something sooner to Kurt... He had been a coward though, scared since high school to confess his feelings in fear of ruining their long standing friendship.
"Kurt?"
"Hey." Kurt replied.
"If you wanted to talk like this you could always just come down the hall. Roger's gone for the weekend."
"I know, but I just-" Kurt sighed, "Sorry, I really shouldn't be bothering you with my mess. I guess I'm just...bummed or whatever."
Blaine did not really know what to say. "I'm sorry, K. I know you liked Matt a lot. Why'd he do it?"
"He's transferring to a different school, out of state." Kurt explained. "Said he didn't want to try long distance, because those types of relationships never work out. I told him they could if people tried hard enough, but if he wasn't serious about us then who was I to try and convince him otherwise? He obviously didn't care as much as he said he did. Ah well."
"I'm sorry." Blaine sighed. "You deserve better than that, Kurt."
"Thanks, Bear." Kurt chuckled. "Do you want to do something tomorrow? It's supposed to be nice out and I'm sick of being stuck inside with this damn sewing machine."
Blaine laughed. "Sure. We'll go get lunch and then walk down to Central Park, how about it?"
"Sounds marvelous." Kurt replied, sounding a bit more cheerful than he had been. "I'll see you tomorrow, Blaine, night!"
"Night, Kurt." Blaine replied, smiling to himself as he ended the call.
After the call, Blaine got up and got ready for bed, figuring he may as well get some sleep. He knew he had a lot of homework to do, but he was already tired enough as it was. He needed to make sure he had plenty of energy to hang out with Kurt the next day.
Two hours after he had finally fallen asleep Blaine was woken up by his cell phone going off again. Refusing to lift his head from his pillow, he blindly reached about on his night stand until he found his phone.
"Hello?"
"Rachel?"
"Kurt?" Blaine yawned, wondering why Kurt was calling him so late. "I'm not Rachel."
"Rachel, I'm an idiot." Kurt replied.
Blaine was confused. Hadn't Kurt heard him? "You're not an idiot, K, but, really, I'm not Rachel."
"Matt broke up with me today." Kurt continued, still not registering the fact that he had the wrong number. "I told Blaine about it...but I lied to him, Rachel. I don't like lying to Blaine."
"Why would you lie to me, Kurt?" Blaine asked, fully awake now and sitting up as he wondered what Kurt was going on about. Why would he lie?
"I told him Matt broke up with me because he's transferring." Kurt continued sadly. "But that's not what happened."
Now Blaine was really confused. And why was Kurt still talking to him as if he were Rachel? Wait a minute...Kurt had driven to his home before while sleep walking; what if Kurt had tried to call Rachel in his sleep, but accidentally gotten Blaine's number? That had to be it. Blaine probably would have hung up if the situation was not what it was. As it was...he was honestly really curious as to what Kurt had to say, especially since Kurt had just admitted to lying to Blaine about the Matt situation.
"I broke up with him." Kurt finished. "Because of Blaine."
Blaine about dropped his cell phone. What? Kurt had broken up with Matt because of him? Why? "Um, Kurt? You really need to wake up now. I'm seriously not Rachel. Kurt? K, please wake up!"
"You think I should seriously go talk to him?" Kurt laughed. "Rachel, if I tell him the truth it'll ruin our friendship-" Kurt paused for a moment, "no, seriously. We've been friends since we were little. Why would I want to ruin that over the fact that I'm in love with him? Things are better this way. I'd rather have him as a best friend then not at all."
Blaine felt his heart stop. Kurt loved him. Kurt Hummel, his best friend since childhood, loved him. "Kurt?" Blaine spoke breathlessly into the phone. "Kurt, I love you too. I-" he paused, noticing that the call had ended. Well, now what was he going to do? Kurt had called him in his sleep, so by the time he woke up again he would not remember having done so.
There was a knock on his door.
Blaine froze, his face turning towards the door. Was that Kurt? He had to find out; he had to know. Setting his cell phone down on his nightstand, Blaine got up and went to the door to open it.
It was Kurt. He was standing there, clad in pajamas, a blank look in his eyes.
"Kurt..." Blaine reached out to take his friend's hand, wanting to wake him up and knowing that usually a touch was all it took.
Kurt tilted his head slightly to the side, giving Blaine a blank, yet slightly curious look. "I was just talking about you."
Blaine was surprised Kurt was still asleep. Normally if he took Kurt's hand in his it woke him up. "I know, K, you called me and thought I was Rachel."
"Rachel told me I should talk to you, but I don't think I can yet." Kurt replied quietly. He stepped into the dorm room and shut the door behind him, never once letting go of Blaine's hand. "I want to apologize for lying to you though. Matt was right all along; he and I never would work out while you were still in the picture. I tried to prove him wrong and it didn't work. All this time...all these years I-"
"Kurt," Blaine pressed a finger lightly to Kurt's lips, "shush. I want to hear what you have to say, but I don't want you to say it while you're asleep." He wrapped his arms around Kurt's waist, pulling him close as he rested his forehead against Kurt's. "Wake up, K. I'm here for you, just wake up, please."
Kurt's eyes fell closed and he hummed softly as he wrapped his own arms around Blaine's waist. A moment later the humming stopped and he was silent for a while before opening his eyes again. "Blaine? Um...what's going on?" He asked sleepily.
"You were sleep walking again, Kurt." Blaine told him softly. "Come on, let's sit down." He tugged Kurt over and sat down at the bottom of his bed, letting Kurt sit next to him.
"Oh..." Kurt sighed. "Well, sorry to have bothered you."
"You called me." Blaine told him. "You thought I was Rachel."
Kurt was silent. After a moment he bit his lip, talking quietly. "Did I? Um...what did I say?"
"I-" Blaine paused, knowing this was the moment. This was the time he finally just had to tell Kurt about his feelings. If he continued to hold back then who knew what would happen. "I love you, Kurt."
Kurt blinked at him for a second. "That's...that's not what I said."
"No," Blaine shook his head, "that's what I said."
"Blaine..." Kurt gazed at him with wide eyes, "what- I don't- I just...Blaine." A shy, nervous smile was spreading across Kurt's face.
Blaine smiled brightly, pulling Kurt closer to him. "You don't need to explain. You already did on the phone." He laughed. "Though I'd love to hear the most important part from you while you're not asleep."
Kurt's face reddened and he rested his forehead against Blaine's. "That wasn't the way I planned on telling you, honestly." He laughed. "I love you, Blaine. For a long time now; and I did lie to you about the breakup with Matt. I felt like it wasn't fair to him to be in a relationship with me when all I could think of was you. I did like him...but I could never truly love him. He is transferring though, so I didn't lie about that part."
"Kurt, I've wanted to tell you about my feelings since high school." Blaine replied. "None of my short relationships ever worked out, because all I've ever wanted was you. I told you a long time ago that I'd be here for you for always, for as long as you would have me. That will never change, I promise you. I love you, Kurt."
Blaine reached up and gently placed a hand on Kurt's cheek. Tilting their faces towards one another he pressed his lips softly against Kurt's. Fireworks had nothing on what he was feeling right at that moment.
He felt Kurt smile against his lips and when they finally pulled apart from one another they both wore identical smiles. "Spend the night here with me." Blaine whispered. "I don't want to let go of you for the rest of the night...or ever actually."
"I wish we could literally do that, but we can't be in two places at the same time." Kurt laughed. "So for tonight it is and then, during the day and at classes, I'll be with you right here," he placed a hand over Blaine's heart, "always."
"I love you so much." Blaine grinned, kissing Kurt once more.
He got up and tugged Kurt over so they could lie down together. Lying together was a familiar feeling, having done so for years as friends, but now things were different and the feeling of lying together was now so much more personal. It was a comfortable feeling, one Blaine hoped lasted forever between them. As Kurt drifted off to sleep, Blaine pulled him close, laying his arm over Kurt's waist as he had done for years. This time he was glad to know that even if Kurt would sleep walk again he would never truly leave Blaine, because he was always there with him in his heart.
