Ok, so I know i took longer to update than what I said and I am so sorry! I've been ill and then when I got better I had to organize a Halloween night for my friend's birthday who always has it fall on that date. Sigh, then there was costumes etc and with work it's been a tad manic.

I really don't want to wait any longer for the next episode! I'm going mad waiting for it! :(

Well here's another chapter and it does have some Kurtbastian!

"For goodness sake put some clothes on!" The screeching voice of Rachel Berry made all three others' flinch in response, two due to the hangovers' they were currently nursing and Brody out of shock. "Kurt you really need to think about who your befriend here in New York, it's dangerous and something could have happened to you last-"

"That's going a bit far Rach, I doubt Kelsey would have intentionally hurt the guy." Brody's eyebrows knitted together as the shorter girl span on her heel with a furious but caring look on her face, Kurt sighed as he slumped on the couch and lulled his head back and rubbed his temples. "I rang several times Brody! You know how worried I was!"

Kelsey at this point stood in her shirt and panties against the wall with a face of thunder, her smile had faded at the accusation and her eyes glossed over dangerously as her body shook in a mixture of anger and upset.

"Kels? Honey?" Kurt looked back at her and she just bit her lips and shook her head a little looking away. Rachel's tone became higher in a frantic way whilst she described the 'intensity' of the situation to Brody repetitively and Kurt felt guilty being sat there saying nothing, hell even Brody wasn't to impressed.

"Rachel, that's enough!" Kurt sighed and despite his tone being quiet his roommate had heard him and directed her gaze to him in a questioning manner. "No Kurt I don't think you realise just how much of a bad influence she is!"

"Bad influence?" All three looked over to Kelsey due to her venomous tone which in all fairness no one had ever heard before. Her eyes streamed stray tears and her lip quivered a little but the anger was apparent on her delicate features. "Having fun is a bad influence? I got news for you Sweetheart, we were having a pretty good night until he started phoning Blaine and no- I don't blame him for it! It was probably a good damn thing!"

Rachel rolled her eyes in disbelief along with emitting a loud scoff and crossing her arms, "And how did you figure that one out? Him calling Blaine couldn't be anything but bad for both of them!"

Brody sighed and looked over to Kurt who matched his gaze and slumped down further into his seat, this argument wasn't doing anything to soothe the dull ache in his head and all he wanted was to shower and sleep. Only a moment later Brody came back with a steaming mug of coffee for him and gave him a reassuring shake of the shoulder.

"Have you even seen Kurt cry? Get angry?" Kelsey's voice was trembling, "I've been in his situation and the way Kurt's dealing with this isn't normal! He needs to cry, scream get angry! Just something…"

Kelsey looked over to Kurt who rubbed his face downwards as a few tears fell down his face. Kurt wasn't sure if it was seeing his friend in such a distressed state or if it was due to her stating the downright obvious out loud. Kurt tightened his eyes when his shirt clad friend looked at him to say something, anything to make Rachel understand and he could feel the look of disappointment radiating off his work mate, he would have said something and he knew he should have but the tightening in the back of his throat followed with a dry sensation convinced him otherwise.

"Whatever…" She chucked Kurt's phone over to him and walked out the apartment slamming the sliding doors as she did so. Sliding down the door on the other side she sighed and realisation hit her when she looked down at her bare legs.

"DAMMIT!" She slammed a fist on the wall and the door clicked open on the other side. Sebastian was getting ready to come out with a snarky comment and roll his eyes when he looked at the girl who had now curled up on the floor looking a tad pathetic. "You can laugh you know… I'm pretty much asking for it."

Sebastian just shook his head and offered his hand out to her which she took gratefully when he led her into his apartment.

"You still need to make me that damn sandwich woman."

"That was uncalled for Rach… you didn't need to speak to her like that." Kurt looked over to her with the tang of the coffee still fresh on his lips finding it helped him gain a little composure and started to feel alert. "I admit she might have been a little to blame but-"

"Hey, hey! What? Kurt! The girl was showing you a good time and from what it sounds it was until you got carried away!" Brody stood up somewhat mad now, "Everyone has been there, had a bad night and lets be fair when she didn't know what to do she asked for help right?"

Kurt nodded faintly drinking in the words like they were imparting wisdom on him and suddenly felt numb.

"But still, she shouldn't have been so irresponsible!"

"Rachel that's enough!" Kurt's voice rebounded off the walls in a sharp tone making his roommate fall quiet. "When we see her next we are apologising, ok?"

Upon entering the office the following week Kurt felt his chest pang when he saw Kelsey's desk empty. He had stumbled across it when the brunette hadn't bothered giving him any head up's or morning coffee's and even though the notions were missed he was starting to appreciate it because if she had been there he would have been prepared to see Alex that morning.

Yes, Alex.

The blonde beamed at him from across the lobby up until the point of entry to the office when he looked down at the floor awkwardly.

"How are you feeling? It was a good night, right? Kurt felt waves of tingles from the mere sound of Alex's voice; sturdy but caring. Shuffling his feet Kurt looked down then up at the same time Alex did and they both let out an airy laugh at the coincidence.

"I enjoyed myself. I really did..." Kurt sucked in a large amount of air, "Look, Alex… I'm so sorry about what happened and i-"

"Kurt, don't worry about it. You just came out of a relationship and with alcohol being around I shouldn't have taken advantage. I really like you and if at some point you would like to I want to take you out, date you…" Alex looked into his eyes and held his arms in a comforting way. "Whether it happens or not, I won't push it. I'm fine with whatever you're comfortable with."

In the back of his head he imagined a squeal of awe in the sound of Kelsey's tone which made him feel a bit guilty once more for being side tracked by the hunky model when he should be apologizing to her but it was balanced by the warming sensation of clearing the air between them, Alex was definitely a nice guy.

"Everyone from the office is meeting up after work for a few beers." Alex mentioned and laughed when he saw Kurt's eyebrow arch a little. "Everyone?" Kurt smiled a little as he looked around. He knew very well that some people were so far up themselves with having their jobs at Vogue fueling those ego's that almost half of them wouldn't go for beers.

"Well, the cool, young people are coming! From office, make-up, models and more. We're meeting at 'Pulse' the bar across town."

Walking down the road he felt the chill on his back and suddenly wished he had worn something a bit warmer and he rubbed his arms and came up to his destination. With a name like 'Pulse' he would have expected a night club sort of scene but it was quaint and laughter filled the room from various groups scattered around the tables and bar.

Crooning his neck he caught the attention Wendy and Lou who he recognized as stylists from the creative department, Marcus from accounting and various other members of the Vogue team who waved at him to come over and join them. As he sat down an arm reached over his shoulder to place a drink down in front of him, looking up he smiled at Alex who had clearly seen him enter the bar and get him a beverage.

"That karaoke is about to start! I can't wait for this; Kelsey always does the entertaining ones!" Alex gushed as he took his seat making Kurt choke a little on the liquid.

"Kelsey's here? Where? I haven't seen her at work…" His blue eyes scanned the masses of people for her and when he got up slightly Alex pulled him down by the shoulder and pointed to the stage. "She always comes out to these things, she can't stay away!"

A large 'O' shape formed on his lips and Kelsey stood on stage laughing with the guy who was setting up with her, a guy he recognized as none other than his pig-headed neighbor She wore a navy blue dress which sparkled under the spotlight and floated off her hips with her hair done all big and bouncy. Sebastian on the other hand wore a simple black knit jumper with a v-neck and only reaching a third of the way down his arms and navy blue jeans.

Kurt watched him adjust his glasses as he took one microphone for himself and Kelsey took another. Kurt felt a massive grin tug at his lips as the opening chords to ACDC'S 'Shoot To Thrill' echoed through the bar and the two performers who clearly had a few were swaying in a mocking way to the rock song.

He had to admit they sang extremely well for a pair of drunk people and the way they danced around the stage had everyone in fits as they clapped or sang along.

The song came to an end and Kurt made his way to the stage to catch the pair making Alex look over in wonder.

"Kelsey! I'm sorry!" He yelled out a bit loudly but no one cared, the girl in question shrugged her shoulders and smiled. "We cool baby just keep your snappy roommate away from me. I won't be nice in future!"

Kurt grinned as she shimmied past him to dance manically to another ACDC song that from what he remembered from Finn's music collection must have been 'It's A Long Way To The Top.' Feeling a tap on his shoulder he spun around to meet a grinning Sebastian.

"Sup Gay Face… Doesn't seem like your scene?" It wasn't a judgement but more of a question and probably the most civil tone he had spoken in. Kurt clucked his tongue and met his green eyes with a sly smile.

"It's not but I got invited and thought it would be worth having a good time but seeing as they just let anyone in…" he gestured to the whole of Sebastian, "I may just leave…"

Sebastian laughed and in turn Kurt did so also. Was he flirting? No, Kurt Hummel could not be flirting with the slut across the hall could he? The buzz from his drink made his head a bit hazy and all he could focus on was the intensity of green behind the glasses and for once he thought 'Screw It!"

"You should come sing! Come on!" Seb pulled Kurt by his arm making him panic a little as he found himself on stage.

"I can't! I've never performed in a bar! That and I'm pretty sure the drink I had was really strong…" Kurt fumbled his words and got off stage and far across the room away from the bar, he groaned as yet another song by ACDC played and he sipped another drink at the bar to ease him a little.

"She was a fast machine, she kept her motor clean

Was the best damn woman that I ever seen

She had the sightless eyes, telling me no lies

Knocking me out with those American thighs"

Kurt turned slowly from the bar with his drink hot on his lips and his porcelain skin flushing a deep red as the wolf whistles burned his ears from the hordes of people following Sebastian with their eyes, the man in question coming off the stage and coming towards him with the microphone in a playful manner. He laughed a little and he was sure he heard Kelsey in the background whistling repetitively and screaming 'Get some Hummel!"

"And you shook me all night long

Yeah, you shook me all night long!"

The way Sebastian came up close whilst singing was in a teasing manner and with a smirk Kurt took the microphone off him to be cheeky. 'I'll show him…' Kurt thought to himself as he began to walk away from the man whilst swaying his hips a little feeling the adrenaline fill his body throughout, he missed singing and even if it wasn't his usual type by hell he was going to sing!

"Working double time on the seduction line

She's one of a kind, she's just mine, all mine

Wanted no applause, it's just another course

Made a meal outta me and come back for more

Had to cool me down to take another round

Back in the ring to take another swing

The walls start shaking, earth was quaking

My mind was aching, we were making it"

Kurt was giving it his all and not in a serious way, no he was letting go tonight. The porcelain boy felt his coiffed hair fall a bit in front of his eyes from the messy dancing and through it he saw Sebastian rock on his feet in amusement before stepping up to the silent challenge and taking another microphone and joining him to stand on top of a tiny table.

They sang in unison as they playfully moved next to each other, hips gyrating earning howls of approvement from some of the ladies in the bar.

"You shook me all night long

Yeah, you shook me all night long

You really got me and you shook me all night long

You got me goin' and you shook me all night long

Yeah, you shook me then you took me all night long!"

Kurt felt for the first time in months that he was finding his own in a single life that wasn't influenced by Blaine nor had the pathetic stigma of high school on it the only thing he didn't notice was Alex's upset look within the crowd.

So I basically wanted Kurt to have a good time, he deserves it! Also in relation to the spat that began the chapter I honestly think Brody wouldn't like conflict and that he would see things rationally rather than taking sides even if he is romantically linked with Rachel. Also, I didn't want to make Rachel bitchy but it's the reaction I could imagine from her.

-Blue