Blaine trudged through the crowded halls of McKinley High towards his locker. How will he ever tell Kurt? If he is anything like his father, he'd probably storm through Dalton and castrate Sebastian slowly and painfully even if he is in class.

This isn't the first time someone made a mistake in a partnership, right? I mean...people make mistakes that end up hurting their loved ones. Not that he condoned it, but...

His thoughts were interrupted by a certain senior tackling Blaine and squeezing him in a tight hug. "Ahh! Ribs...cracking...organs crushing!"

Kurt ignored his boyfriend's protest and sighed heavily. "Oh...I have never been so happy to see you in my entire life! You have no idea..."

Blaine gently pulled away and smiled sympathetically. "Still upset?"

Kurt nodded. "I just want this year to be over already."

"I know." Blaine squeezed his hand gently. "We'll get through this."

Kurt smiled and patted Blaine on the shoulder. "What would I do without you?"

Blaine returned his smile. "I hope I'm not too big a disappointment."

"Oh, Blaine, you could never disappoint me." Kurt shook his head and smiled. The bell rang. "I'll see you later, 'kay?"

"Okay. See ya." Blaine watched his boyfriend walk off down the hallway and sighed.

XX

Finn saw Rachel at her locker and smiled as he walked towards his girlfriend. "Hey, Rach!"

Rachel turned and smiled at Finn. "Hey." Finn kissed her forehead. They hardly kissed standing up because Finn was so tall, it was easier on him.

"So, I have a question."

Rachel closed her locker and focused on her boyfriend. "Okay."

"How do you think I'd look with a shaved head?" Finn asked, smiling.

Rachel just stared at Finn weirdly. "Um...I don't know. Why?"

Finn shrugged. "Just curious." They started walking down the hall. "So, I had this dream that I was in the army last night."

"Really?" Rachel raised an eyebrow. "Was it a good dream?"

"Oh, yeah, totally." Finn smiled and chuckled. "I...you know, I served my country well, and came home a hero. Then I thought 'hey, what if I joined for real? That'd be totally awesome!'" Finn looked down at Rachel hopefully.

Rachel did not know how to respond. "What are you saying? You-you want to join the army?"

Finn bit his lower lip nervously. He could tell Rachel was about to go into meltdown-mode. If he told her right then and there he was planning to enlist, she would most likely cause a scene.

"Hey, Finn. Rachel." Blaine greeted.

Finn bit back a huge sigh of relief. "Hey, dude."

"I hope I'm not interrupting." Blaine replied.

"No. You're not." Rachel spoke up, her voice shaking slightly. "I gotta get to class."

Before Finn could say something, Rachel turned around and walked briskly towards her first class. Finn turned to Blaine and patted him on the shoulder.

"Perfect timing, dude." He said, smiling. He looked around before asking "So...how did last night go?"

"That's actually what I wanted to talk to you about." Blaine looked around nervously. "Can we talk privately?"

"Uh, sure..." They walked into an empty classroom and closed the door. "What's up?"

"Okay...so I got to Dalton and I marched right up to Sebastian's door, pounded on it, and when he answered, I told him to go find another sex toy. I'm through." Blaine recapped.

"Wow!" Finn raised his eyebrows, surprised. "I'm impressed."

"Thank you." Blaine smiled. "I also told him to stay away from me an Kurt."

"Awesome!"

Blaine sobered up. "And then he blackmailed me into having sex with him."

"Not awesome." Finn said, sobering up. "So...did you...?"

"No, not yet." Blaine reported. "We're still on for Friday." He swallowed and sighed.

Finn shook his head slowly. "Oh, man...what does he have over you?"

Blaine hesitated. "Well...please don't be mad. But...Kurt and I went to a gay bar in West Lima a few months ago. I got drunk...and...I tried to force myself on Kurt, but I apologized the next day!" He winced as he waited for the blow or the bellow.

"You WHAT?" Finn exclaimed angrily. He clenched his fists and glared at him.

"I apologized and I feel really bad about it."

"That still doesn't change the fact that it happened!" Finn sighed and rubbed his eyes. "How does Sebastian know about this, and how can he prove it?"

"He acquired a surveillance tape- I saw it." Blaine confirmed.

Finn shook his head. "This is messed up, Blaine. Messed up."

"I know..." Blaine bowed his head. "He told me that unless I have sex with him, he'll leak the video on YouTube. I also can't tell anyone about this, or he'll still leak it."

"Then why come to me?"

"Because I don't know what to do." Blaine admitted. "And I can't do this alone...and I can't tell Kurt, because knowing him, he'll storm through Dalton and castrate Sebastian on the spot."

"True..." Finn nodded. "You could lie to Sebastian and say you have AIDS and you don't want to give him AIDS."

"I don't think that will stop him." Blaine said sadly. "He won't care."

"Okay...what if you found a way to destroy the evidence?" Finn suggested.

"He'll find something else to hold over me." Blaine shook his head and raised his arms in frustration.

Finn groaned and put his head in his hands. "Okay...so...you can't fake AIDS, you can't tell Kurt, and you can't destroy the evidence. So, apparently, the only solution is to do it. Unless you file a restraining order."

"And take the risk of him breaking into my house and raping me?" Blaine asked.

"Okay, fine. How about me, Puck, Sam, Mike, and Artie go and say a few things to him?" Finn smiled.

"He might accuse you guys of trying to sabotage the Warblers' chances for Regionals."

"Wow, you really thought this through, haven't you?" Finn folded his arms.

"I've gone through all my options here." Blaine said. "I can either tell him the truth...or break up with him. That way I wouldn't be cheating."

"Well, yeah. Breaking up would be better." Finn nodded in agreement. "Still...Kurt's gone through so much..."

Blaine nodded and fought tears of pain. He hated doing this. He would rather live through the horrible bullying he went through at his old high school than break Kurt's heart. "Let's say I'm honest with him. What would Kurt do?"

Finn thought about that for a minute. "Honestly...I don't know. If he knew the whole story, he would probably be all passive-aggressive and talk you out of it." He sighed. "As much as it pains me to say it...I think you're gonna have to go through with it."

Blaine stared at his friend in shock. He couldn't believe what he's hearing! "You want me to give myself up?"

"You and Kurt would probably most likely break up and you might get AIDS, but-"

"What if I just tell everyone about that night at Scandals?" Blaine interrupted. Finn looked confused. "The gay bar Kurt and I went to."

"Oh. Wouldn't Sebastian just find something else to hold over you?" Finn shook his head. "What if he holds Kurt hostage at gunpoint? I can't let that happen."

Blaine started. He hadn't thought of that. "Then...the only situation really is to...break up with him."

Finn nodded solemnly. He could tell this was tearing Blaine apart inside. "You know...you could like...try to win him back in a few weeks. Like...say you made a mistake or something."

Blaine smiled weakly. Although he didn't show it at first, Finn can be pretty friendly and comforting at times. "Thanks. You know...it doesn't matter what people say." Blaine patted Finn's shoulder. "You're pretty smart." With that, he left.

Finn smiled after Blaine. 'Awww.' Then his face contorted into a confused frown. 'So what do people say about me?'

XXX

Blaine spent the whole day avoiding Kurt. A breakup doesn't just come randomly. There has to be buildup. He dashed to his locker when his last class ended only to find Kurt there.

"Hey." Blaine greeted.

"Hey." Kurt replied. "Are you avoiding me?"

"Why would you say that?" Blaine asked dismissively.

"I haven't seen you all day." Kurt noted. "And we always text each other and sit together at lunch."

"Oh, that..." Blaine closed his locker. "I'm just going through some stuff."

"What stuff?" Kurt asked, concerned. Blaine just shook his head. "Come on. You can tell me. I won't get mad."

'Actually...' "Look, it's no big deal. And...I'll tell you eventually, just leave it alone." He said firmly.

Kurt was slightly taken aback. "Okay...do you want to do something tomorrow night?"

"Actually...I really need some time alone." Blaine responded. "This week has been really stressful and..."

Kurt's eyes widened in horror. "Oh, my God, Blaine. I fee like the worst boyfriend in the world. I was so freaked out over everything that I wasn't focused on you!"

"Oh, no. Kurt, don't worry about it." Blaine said soothingly.

Kurt ignored him and slammed his head against a locker. "I'm a despicable human being."

"You're not." Blaine shook his head. "Trust me, you're not."

Kurt just bowed and shook his head. He turned to Blaine, smiling weakly. "Thanks. So, are you still coming to the charity event on Saturday?"

'Charity event?' Blaine thought.

As if to read Blaine's mind, Kurt raised an eyebrow. "For homeless people in Ohio? My dad's giving a congressional speech?"

Blaine suddenly remembered. Burt was going to host a charity event this Saturday. With everything going on, he totally forgot.

"You forgot, didn't you?" Kurt raised an eyebrow and folded his arms. Blaine nodded guiltily. "Ah, it's okay. I forgot too until last night when my dad mentioned it. It's this Saturday at 7:00 at the capital building downtown."

"I...promised I'd be somewhere." Blaine lied.

"But you promised me first." Kurt said.

Blaine scoffed. "Wow- getting a little stingy, aren't we?"

Kurt stared open-mouthed in shock. "It's got nothing to do with that! You made a commitment! What is wrong with you?"

Blaine just sighed for what he felt like was the millionth time that day. "Nothing. Sorry." He started walking down the hallway. "I'll see you tomorrow."

"Blaine..." Kurt stared numbly after his boyfriend. What is going on? As if his week wasn't stressful and horrible enough, he's fighting with Blaine? Kurt turned around and walked slowly to his car.

Blaine looked back sadly at his boyfriend. 'Ugh...sorry, Kurt...'

XXX

Throughout the day, Rachel couldn't stop thinking about her conversation with Finn that morning. What was with him? And why did he say that stuff about dreaming he was in the army and shaving his head? Was he planning on enlisting?

Rachel heard footsteps and turned around to see Kurt heading in her direction. Kurt stopped walking for a minute, then continued on his way.

"Kurt!" Rachel called out. "Kurt, wait. I wanna talk to you!"

"Rachel, now's not a good time." Kurt responded.

Rachel sighed. "Look, I know you got wait-listed. It's not the end of the world. You'll get in! They'll accept you in no time."

"They better." Kurt sighed. "No way you're going to New York without me."

Rachel smiled. That sentence can mean so many different things. She looked up at her friend and noticed something off. "Are you okay?"

"I don't know..." Kurt shook his head. "Blaine's been acting all weird lately. Like he's a different person."

Rachel nodded in understanding. "I have noticed something strange today. I've been avoiding Finn."

"Oh...he finally told you, huh?" Kurt asked.

"Told me what?" Rachel asked, confused.

"That he's planning on enlisting." Kurt raised an eyebrow. Rachel's face turned white and changed from a look of horror to expressionless. Kurt swallowed. "Oh, crap...he didn't tell you, did he?"

Rachel didn't respond. Instead, she turned and slowly walked away. Kurt threw his head back and groaned. 'Finn is going to kill me.'

XXX

Nick Duvall stretched and yawned as he headed back to his room from Warbler practice. He flopped on his bed and sighed. The Warblers sound great, but it would've been better with Blaine still on the team. He missed Blaine and Kurt. He was still friends with them on Facebook, but still...

The young Warbler decided to call Blaine to see how he and Kurt were doing. He dialed Blaine's number.

XX

Blaine threw his pencil down and sighed. Finally, he was done with his homework. He can take the time to think about the following night. His phone rang. Seeing it was Nick, he smiled and answered.

"He-ey, he-e-e-e-ey!" Blaine joked. He sang the first few bars of Hey Soul Sister.

Nick laughed. "Hey, Blaine!"

"What's up?" Blaine asked.

"Nothing much." Nick shrugged. "I was just calling to say hi."

"Oh." Blaine nodded. "So, are you guys ready for Regionals?"

"We are! Are you?" Nick asked.

"Maaaybe." Blaine said ambigiously.

Nick chuckled. He sobered up. "So, how's Kurt?"

Blaine swallowed. That was a touchy subject. "He's okay. He got wait-listed for NYADA."

"Ooh." Nick groaned sympathetically. "That's gotta suck."

Blaine nodded. "Yeah. What's more is that we now have Sebastian to deal with."

"Oh..." Nick sighed. The Warblers have that problem as well. He knew full well of Sebastian's feelings for Blaine. "Look...we're trying to get him to back off. We told him you were happy with Kurt."

"Thanks."

"No problem." Nick smiled.

Blaine sighed. If only he could tell Nick what was going on...he barely even knows Sebastian. "Can I ask you something?"

"Sure."

"What do you know about Sebastian?" Blaine asked.

Nick was slightly surprised at the question. "All we know about him is that he lived in Paris for a while, he was born in California, he came out three years ago, and he can't hold down a boyfriend for longer than twenty-four hours. Oh, also, his parents are extremely homophobic, so Sebastian's family does not know he's gay. They think he spends his Friday nights with his friends, when really, he's trying to get one night stands."

'His family doesn't know he's gay?' Blaine thought. 'How is that possible?' "Thanks. That's good to know."

"No problem." Nick replied. "May I ask why you're curious?"

Blaine shrugged and shook his head. How can he answer that question without revealing too much information? "I was just curious, that's all."

Nick nodded. There was something that's been bugging him for a while. "Listen...we decided not to say anything to you or Kurt about this, because we didn't want to cause drama, but I feel like you should know this."

"Okay..."

"Sebastian loves and enjoys a challenge." Nick revealed. "Since he is trying to steal you from Kurt, you just made this his most exciting game ever. He's not going to stop."

Guilt mixed with anger and frustration squeezed his chest tightly. He fought back tears. "I wish I never met him. I really do. He is destroying my relationship with Kurt. I can't...do this anymore..."

Nick grew concerned. He's never seen (well...heard) his friend like this. "Blaine, is everything okay? Did something happen?"

'Oh, God, Nick you have no idea...I wish I could tell you.' Tears trickled down Blaine's cheeks and he swallowed a lump. "No. I'm fine. Sorry to bother you. I'll talk to you later." He slowly hung up and crawled into his bed. He had never felt more depressed in his entire life. He pulled the quilt over him, hoping to sink beneath the mattress and stay there.