"Alright, I have to go; if I don't help Rachel with her audition piece this very instance I'm going to be murdered in my sleep. I'll call you later." Kurt promised.
"Looking forward to it." Blaine said cheerfully. "Bye, Kurt."
"Bye, Blaine."
Blaine hung up the phone, satisfied with his conversation with Kurt. He was greatly anticipating seeing him in New York. However, something Kurt had said was troubling him.
Kurt didn't think Blaine, Sam, and Tina could survive living together. He thought their personalities would clash, and they would get sick of each other, fast.
He could see where Kurt thought of this; Sam and Tina did like to bicker. There was a time where they didn't like each other, because they were both fighting to be Blaine's best friend. But once Blaine forced them to hang out together, they realized they enjoyed each other's company, much more than just fellow Glee Club members or mutual friends of Blaine's. They accepted the fact that they were both Blaine's best friends, and bonded because of it. However, the bickering did not subside, although instead of cruel arguments, it turned into playful bantering, harmless teasing, and pointless bickering. Blaine did not mind; he found it amusing.
Blaine was so lost in thought about the whole matter that he almost missed Tina's call.
"Okay, this is our last day in Lima. Our last day until adulthood, in my opinion." She began as soon as he answered.
"Don't scare me." Blaine whined.
"Well, we have to make the most of it!" She said excitedly.
Sam and Tina were at Blaine's house ten minutes later, and they all took a quick swim in Blaine's pool, where they had spent a large portion of their summer. Once they were dry, they went over to the Lima Bean, savoring their favorite drinks. Then they walked to the park where they always met up at-one of their favorite spots.
"I wish I didn't have to eat dinner at my parents' house tonight." Blaine said, and Tina and Sam nodded in agreement.
"The last night in town and my mom wants me home." Tina sighed. "Figures. That is so Kim Cohen-Chang."
"It is a crime that our parents want to spend time with us instead of us spending our last day with the people we are going to be living with with, isn't it?" Sam teased.
"When you put it that way, you make me sound bad." Tina laughed. "I just mean, there's so much in Lima I'm going to miss, and I just want to get it all in one day."
"Yeah, I'd really like to go to Breadstix one last time." Blaine confessed. "But of course that would spoil my dinner."
"We could go just for the Breadsticks. I mean, that's the real reason that place is so popular, isn't it?" Sam said mischievously, and Blaine was so excited he was already making way towards his car.
"You know what else I'm going to miss?" Tina said as they snacked on the Breadsticks at the restaurant. "McKinley. I mean, as much as it was a hell-hole at times, I'm really going to miss that place. Especially Glee, and the practice room, and the auditorium-I mean, that's really where I became who I am." Sam and Blaine nodded in agreement. "I haven't been there since Graduation; I know it's silly, but I'd love to sing there one more time."
"Maybe," Blaine said slowly, "We can."
After Breadstix, Tina, Blaine, and Sam went their separate ways for dinner, although Blaine and Sam did pop in for a few of Mrs. Cohen-Chang's famous egg rolls.
"I had a feeling you two would tag along." Mrs. Cohen-Chang smiled. "So I made extras."
Blaine and Sam left shortly after that, and each of them enjoyed a nice meal with their families.
After dinner, Tina was watching a movie with her parents when she received a text.
Blaine: Meet outside McKinley Entrance.
Sam: On it.
Tina bit her lip. It was only nine o'clock, but she knew her mother would never let her out the night before moving day. Her mother wanted Tina to spend her last hours in town with her parents, not the boys she'd be living with for hopefully at least the next four years. But if Blaine wanted them to meet at McKinley, he must have some sort of entrance into the school, right? And then they could sing one last song- which would mean so much for Tina. If it weren't for Glee, she wouldn't be friends with Sam and Blaine. She wouldn't be going to NYADA. Hell, she might still be speaking with that stupid stutter. She owed herself this much to take a minute to say thank you.
"Hey, Mom." Tina said quietly. "I'm kind of tired. I'm going to get to bed early, is that okay?"
"Of course. You need your rest for the big day." Her mother smiled.
Tina: I'm sneaking out for you guys. Feel special.
Sam: Perfect Princess Tina Cohen-Chang is disobeying Mommy?
Tina: You suck.
Blaine: I'll pick you up.
Tina: Stand outside my window in case I fall.
Sam: Just a suggestion, but why don't you just sneak out your back door?
Tina: What's the fun in that?
"So how do you expect we get into school at nighttime in the summer?" Tina asked Blaine once she had successfully snuck out and they had reached McKinley.
"Remember when I was on the Cheerios?" Blaine said. "Well, Sue had a lot of late night practices, so I kind of bonded with the security guard."
"I guess being a Cheerio did come in handy." Sam said.
"Hi, Arthur!" Blaine said cheerfully as he opened the door to the school entrance.
"Hello, Blaine!" The security guard, Arthur, said with a wave, not even questioning why Blaine and his friends had entered school.
"This is great an all," Tina began, "But the auditorium is locked. How are we supposed to get in?"
"Well," Blaine started, and Sam and Tina noted his embarrassed blush. "One time, my junior year, when Kurt and I were doing...well, you know-we found a 'secret' entrance. See this door on the side? It never locks." Blaine opened it, and the three of them entered.
"Gotta hand it to you, Anderson." Sam said, "You did good. Now what do we sing?"
"Don't Stop Believing!" Tina exclaimed. "It was our first song, and it'd be cool if it was our last."
"Blaine and I weren't there for Don't Stop Believing, remember?" Sam pointed out.
"Oh yeah; it's hard to imagine Glee Club when I wasn't friends with you guys." Tina said.
"Well you wasted a whole two years!" Sam said. "Because you were all over Mike Chang." He teased.
"Well you were all over your various girls-Quinn, Santana, and Mercedes, Brittany-"
"Okay, okay, we were all wrapped up in our relationships, no need to fight about it." Blaine said calmly. "Now, seriously, let's think of a song."
"I'm done thinking." Tina pouted. "Sam's going to criticize me."
"Don't be such a diva." Sam said.
"Don't be so rude!" She retaliated.
"Guys," Blaine sighed.
"Fine, how about Hello, Goodbye by the Beatles?" Sam said.
"Been there, done that." Tina sighed. "Freshman year group number. What about Home by Blake Shelton? You know, because this has been our home throughout high school."
"Do you want me to fall asleep? That's so slow." Sam laughed.
"I just suggest an idea; you don't have to criticize-"
"Sam's right. We shouldn't do a slow sad song about home." Blaine said, stopping another argument before it got heated. "This is the start of the rest of our lives! We should do something fun!"
"Because when the three of us take New York," Sam smiled, putting his arm around Blaine and Tina, "There's no stopping us."
"They won't even know what hit 'em!" Tina laughed.
"I know just the song!" Blaine said suddenly. He plugged his iPhone into the speaker, the music began, and Blaine began to sing.
"Woke up on the right side of the bed. What's up with this Prince song inside my head? Hands up if you're down to get down tonight!"
Sam and Tina raised their hands high, and they all burst into laughter. "It's always a good time!"
"I got this!" Sam said excitedly, taking the rest of the verse. "Slept in on my clothes like I didn't care. Hopped into a cab take my anywhere. I'm in if you're down to get down tonight!" Blaine and Tina laughed at Sam's silly gestures. Then he belted, "It's always a good time!"
Tina took over on Carly Rae's part.
Good morning and good night, I wake up at twilight. It's gonna be alright-
"We don't even have to try!" Blaine and Sam screamed, then Tina joined in and they said, "It's always a good time!"
They dance, sang, and harmonized for the rest of the song. It seemed to be the perfect choice for them. Blaine and Sam each seemed to understand when to give each other a solo, and when to harmonize, while Tina put Carly Rae Jepsen to shame with her rendition of Carly's solo.
"Doesn't matter when, it's always a good time, then." Sam sang, putting his arm around Blaine.
"Doesn't matter when, it's always a good time, then." Tina repeated, joining Sam and Blaine's embrace.
"Doesn't matter when, it's always a good time, then..." Blaine belted, and they all cheered, "IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD TIME!"
They topped off the last chorus with superior energy, and then when the song ended, they were quiet for a moment, each lost in thought. They were all keenly aware that this was their last moment before adulthood.
"Well," Sam began after almost two minutes of silence. "You picked a good one, Blaine. Now I don't have to worry about New York. Because as long as we're together, we're going to have a damn good time."
Author's note: Song used: Good Time by Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen. Just imagine Blaine, Tina, and Sam singing it. It's actually perfect for them.