Thank you to everyone so far who has read, commented, favorited, and/or subscribed! So, this chapter is mostly flashbacks to how everything went down after the argument, but don't worry, I haven't forgotten real life Blaine and Kurt. We just need to see the background story before everything else unfolds. Again, comments, reviews, thoughts, impressions, ideas, even criticisms are welcome! Enjoy!

Oh, I don't own Glee, Kurt, or Blaine... regrettably.

Blaine was running down the long flight of stairs two at a time. He lived on the fourth floor of his building and usually took the elevator, but it was getting fixed this week and was out of order for a few days. Not that Blaine minded taking the stairs, he was just excited (and slightly) nervous about his coffee date with Kurt.

Ah, Kurt. He who had caused Blaine so many sleepless nights over the past few years that they had known one another. Though, he had to admit, most of those sleepless nights were pretty awesome (if you consider making love to your adorably cute and charming boyfriend pretty awesome). Yet, there were other nights were they had fought and argued when they were together. The worst nights were the ones right after Kurt had left. Blaine remembered those nights far too well for his own good.

It was the first day after the argument. Blaine knew that the day was going to be hell for him. He had a major hangover and if what he remembered from the night before had any truth to it, he knew that he was in for the crappiest day of his life.

He walked into the kitchen to find Kurt sitting at the table, drinking his coffee and reading a book. Kurt usually greeted him with at least a 'good morning' or 'hey babe' or 'it's about time you're up.' But today, he wasn't saying anything. He barely glanced up from his book and gave a slight nod of his head, his beautiful green-gray eyes had a look of piercing cold that Blaine had only seen a few times before.

Already, Blaine knew that last night was not just a figment of his imagination. He knew something had happened and he was responsible for this somber mood that Kurt was in. So, he sat down and reached across the table for Kurt's hand. Kurt moved his hand just as Blaine was within reaching distance and they both looked at each other. Blaine with a baffled look on his face and Kurt with that same icy stare.

Blaine decided to break the silence, "Kurt, I'm so sorry for last night. I barely remember anything… and trust me, this killer hangover is good enough reason never to drink again," he tried to smile at the other boy, but neither of them seemed to be in the mood for happiness right now. So Blaine continued, "I do know we had a fight and I'm pretty sure I was the one who caused it, but I really don't remember much else… If it was about the drinking…"

Kurt looked up with a saddened look on his face, almost like pity, but mixed with anger and hurt.

"Blaine…," he took a deep breath before continuing, "you really don't remember what happened? Because I do. I walked in on my boyfriend with his damn tongue down some idiot's throat because he was lonely and drunk."

Whoa, Blaine wasn't expecting that, but he let Kurt continue, "Do you know how conflicted I feel right now? I was the one that caused you to feel so lonely that you felt you needed to drink to put yourself out of your misery… but making out with another guy? …I never thought I'd have to feel that pain. I never thought I'd feel that pain because of you. I was heartbroken when I walked in last night. I left Joey's early because I thought maybe we could spend some quality alone time together and I walk in on you drunk and almost ready to fuck another guy," his voice was starting to rise, but he took another deep breath and continued, "How am I supposed to react to that?"

Kurt's voice cracked and Blaine could see the tears starting to form in his boyfriend's eyes. The older boy just sat quietly and waited for Kurt to continue, not wanting to hear what he said next, but forcing himself to listen anyways.

"Blaine, I love you with all my heart… but things just aren't the same anymore, are they? I… I think maybe I should leave. I'm so sorry."

He heard the hurt in his boyfriend's voice and knew that this was the end for them. Kurt's goodbye wasn't a 'hey, I'm going to leave and grab a bite to eat, be back soon.' It wasn't even a 'I hate you right now and need some time to think things through, but I'll be back tonight.' No, it was a 'things have been rotten the past few months and we both knew this was going to happen sooner or later. You kissed another boy, so now I have a reason to leave' kind of goodbye. He wanted Kurt to come back and say it was all a big practical and insensitive joke or a test or something; anything but goodbye. He wasn't ready to say goodbye. He needed his boyfriend to hold him close and tell him everything was going to be okay, but he knew deep down that everything wasn't okay. Nothing had been okay for a few months now, and this was it. It was finally the end for Kurt and Blaine.

Blaine couldn't find any words, so he just nodded his head to Kurt's statement and stayed in his chair as Kurt stood up and walked to the door, sighing quietly before he opened it and walked out, finally allowing his tears to flow freely where he thought Blaine couldn't hear him. Blaine just sat dumbstruck at the table until he heard the door open again about an hour later.

Kurt had left to find a place to stay for the night, then came back to gather his belongings. He had barely talked to Blaine except to ask where the older boy had put the latest edition of his Vogue magazine. Blaine had replied by merely pointing to the nightstand drawer. When Kurt reached the drawer, he took his magazine, a few papers, and something that looked like a bottle of moisturizer. The younger boy then put his last few belongings in his bag, shrugged it on his shoulder, and gave Blaine a tight smile before walking out the door, leaving his key on the counter in the process.

As soon as Kurt left, Blaine allowed himself to break down and cry. He cried and cried until it felt like there were no more tears left, and then he cried some more. All day long he lay on the sofa and cried. He didn't remember exactly how it happened, but he remembered strong arms pulling him into a tight hug and holding him. He remembered the hand leading him to his bedroom and putting him into his bed. Then, he remembered those same arms engulfing him and holding him tight as he sobbed all evening. Finally, when all the tears were gone, he looked up to see who had been helping him and notices for the first time that day the bright green eyes and dark brown hair that belong to Jared.

Jared is the one who started this whole mess and Blaine should be disgusted to be in his sight. He should tell Jared to leave right now and not come back. He should tell him it's all his fault that he and Kurt broke up, even though it really isn't. He just wants someone else to take his pain away. He should kick him out of his apartment and especially not let the taller boy hold him so tightly and protectively. Blaine knows Jared needs to leave, but right now, he doesn't care. Kurt has left and he needs someone to protect him, to comfort him, to care for him. Right now, he doesn't even think about the consequences as he pulls Jared's arms around him tighter and allows the other boy to hold him as they fall asleep together on Blaine's bed.

When Blaine wakes up, the apartment is dark. Outside the lights of the city are shining. He must've slept through the entire afternoon. It's only then that he finds warm arms wrapped loosely around him and hears the sounds of someone snoring softly. He turns in his sleep and sees Jared lying right behind him.

Blaine recalls the next few months as he hurries down the street to his favorite coffee shop. They quickly became very good friends. Jared apologized for his hand in the "Klaine breakup," or so he called it. Blaine spent many nights holding to Jared, hoping that maybe if he concentrated hard enough, Jared would turn into Kurt and everything would go back to how it should have been in the first place.

Jared was very kind and understanding about the whole situation. He would allow Blaine to lean on him, he listened to everything Blaine talked about, and he would even have late night Disney movie marathons with the younger boy. He was always there for Blaine when he needed someone.

As Blaine turned the corner to the coffee shop, he stopped for a moment and remembered the one night when everything changed with Jared. The one night that allowed Blaine to see what he really wanted. That one night that had started out so normal.

They had just finished singing along to A Whole New World in Aladdin when Blaine turned to see Jared staring at him from the opposite end of the couch. They had been having a relaxing night at Jared's house, just chilling, eating popcorn, watching movies, and singing along with the characters. But the look on Jared's face was anything but relaxed. In fact, he looked quite tense, like something was bothering him.

"What's wrong man? You look like you just saw a ghost…"

"It's… nothing," he replied looking downward and forcing a smile on his face before looking back at the younger boy, "Don't worry about it, alright? Let's just finish the movie."

Blaine wasn't sure what was going on, but just went along with whatever Jared was up to. "Ok," he replied, "if you wanna talk about it, it's alright. I've seen this movie a hundred times, and we also have this little magical box that allows us to pause or rewind if we want to stop for a while."

Jared chuckled slightly, but didn't say anything else. They continued watching the movie and singing along like nothing had even happened. By the time the credits started rolling, Blaine looked over and saw Jared looking at him with the same look as before on his face.

"Ok, I know something's going on. We're friends, right? Why don't you just tell me instead of looking at me like that. It's starting to freak me out and I don't ge-" Blaine started to say, but stopped immediately when he saw Jared starting to inch closer to him.

He was coming closer and closer and... oh my god, thought Blaine, why is his hand on my knee? Why is he still coming? What's he doing?

Jared's face was now inches from Blaine's and Blaine didn't know what to think. His heart was beating so fast and he felt like he couldn't breathe, but he wasn't sure why. It was just Jared, his friend that had comforted him after Kurt left, his friend that he'd been closer to physically than any other boy besides Kurt (though in his defense, he had been really drunk). He couldn't say he hadn't seen this coming. Why was he freaking out?

Then Jared leaned in and closed the gap between them, softly pressing his lips against Blaine's. Blaine's heart jumped in his chest and he couldn't think. It felt nice to be kissing Jared. There was definitely something there. So Blaine leaned into the kiss a little bit and allowed himself to just be lost in the moment for just a little while.

When the two boys broke apart, the awkward silence engulfed them both. Neither could think of anything to say, so they just sat there. Soon, the seconds turned to minutes and Blaine knew he had to say something, if only to break the tension.

So he said the only thing he could think of right now, "well, the movie's over," then berated himself for saying something so stupidly obvious.

"Yeah, it is," the other boy replied a bit timidly, then a spark lit in his eyes as he continued, "so… it was really nice."

"Yeah, it was," Blaine said as he inched closer to Jared and brought his hand to cup the other boy's face. They both looked at one another for a second before diving in for a second kiss. Blaine sort of felt bad because he still wasn't completely over Kurt, but Jared knew that (at least Blaine was pretty sure he did). Blaine wasn't ready for a relationship, but kissing wasn't a relationship, right? They were just having fun, experimenting a little bit, nothing serious. Or at least that's Blaine thought until he heard the whispered words come from Jared's mouth right next to his ear.

"I love you Blaine. I've been in love with you for months now, and I can't believe it's taken me so long to admit it. We're finally where we should be. Right here with each other."

Oh shit.

A/N: Dun dun dun! Ok, so I know some people will hate Jared, but that's alright, let me know what you think of him. Be warned, this is not the end of him. I won't give away any more details yet though. Hopefully the next chapter will be up within the next week sometime! Thank you for reading, comments make my day:)