Kurt felt awkward walking down the school hallways later that day. Even though he knew it wasn't like that, he felt like everyone was staring at him. He had no idea where he was going. He hadn't been bothered to do his hair very well that morning, what was the point in it, anyway? It wasn't like he had to look good for anyone. He had walked for a bit, not paying attention to the people around him, just thinking and making up stuff in his head, as he reached his locker. He was surprised as he saw Santana standing, smiling at him. He looked suspiciously at her, before walking up to her.

„Congratulations." She said and smiled flirtingly at him.

„For what?" Kurt asked irritated, not feeling in the mood for smiling or being happy in any way.

„You and Blaine." She said smiling. Kurt felt like kicking her for reminding him of that, but instead just opened his locker, taking out some books, and slamming it hard in again, pretending it to be an accident.

„What about us?"

„I heard him talking to Berry earlier by her locker." She said as if she almost expected Kurt to get excited and interested.

„And?" He asked and looked indifferent at her.

„He told her something about you two being on a break." She said too excited for Kurt's liking. „So I wanted to congratulate you. You're headcheerleader and you don't have a Glee-dork hanging on you."

„You're in Glee too." He said and fought the urge to slap her and walk away.

„Like I didn't quit after the first day."

„Right…" Kurt said as if he knew and had just remembered. „Ehm. How did… How did Blaine… How did he seem? Like…" Kurt said, and had no idea how to finish the sentence. Seem? No that wasn't it. He wanted to know more, he needed to know more. I needed to know if he looked miserable, if he looked like he didn't care at all. Maybe he had forgotten about it. Maybe he would walk up to Kurt in a few seconds and pretend like nothing had happened.

„He didn't seem more different than usual." Santana said uninterested.

„Oh." Kurt said and tried to not to look too disappointed. „Happy as always…" he whispered, pushing away the picture of Blaine's smile in his head.

The second Blaine entered the school he immediately wanted to turn around and go home again. He felt his sisters hand on his back, pushing him over to some random lockers.

„Blaine." She said seriously. „Are you okay?" Blaine made a fake smile and nodded.

„Yeah, I'm fine."

„Blaine."

„What?"

„What happened yesterday?" Blaine looked at Rachel, not knowing whether to tell her the truth or not.

„Maybe this isn't the place to talk about it." He said and looked around them. So many people. Without even realizing it himself he skimmed the hallway, looking for Kurt.

„Just tell me. No one is listening." She said secretively and put her hair behind her ear.

„Me and Kurt kinda…" Blaine started, but failed to end the sentence.

„You broke up?" Rachel asked puzzled.

„No… No not broke up… Just. We're on a break of some sort. I think." Blaine said and tried to maintain a small smile.

„You think?" she asked. „Have you guys talked about it?" Blaine nodded then shook his head.

„No after I… Suggested it we just went quiet. I don't even know how it happened." He said emotionless. „It just did. He seemed so… Annoyed at me. And I don't know, it seemed right in the moment."

„Go talk to him!" Rachel said and looked severe on Blaine.

„What?" He said and laughed nervously. „No… No, I can't. I wouldn't know what to say."

„Just do it. You'll know when you see him." She said encouraging.

„How would you know?" Blaine asked cold. Rachel looked surprised at him, not knowing what to say.

„Just do it." She said before putting a hand on his shoulder.

„Isn't it a bit early?" Blaine asked. „Maybe he should talk to me first."

„Go talk to him now." Rachel said and removed her hand. „I have to go, I'm meeting with Tina before class." Blaine nodded slowly before sighing at Rachel who kept looking stubborn at him.

„Fine! I'll go see him."

„Thank you." She said and smiled satisfied.

Blaine felt like the way to Kurt's locker was shorter than normal as he reached it and saw him and Santana talking about something he couldn't hear. He was standing a bit away, so there was no chance of him being seen by any of them. The first thing he noticed was Kurt's hair. His normally perfect, flawless hair was quite messy. Or messy for Kurt, pretty for others. He got a shock as Kurt slammed his locker door, before saying something indistinctly. He could see that whatever Santana was telling him; she was really excited about it. He felt oddly nervous as he heard Kurt mention his name. He watched as Santana told him something she apparently seemed really uninterested in, and Kurt looking down in the ground. The second Santana walked away he saw his shot, and decided to take it. He was about to walk up to Kurt, but his legs wouldn't move. It was like they weren't reacting to what he told them to do. He watched Kurt starting to walk away slowly, following an indentation in the lockers with his finger, before stopping after only a few steps. He turned around, and somehow Blaine wanted him to notice him. He forced his legs to take a step forward as some seniors passed him. He looked at Kurt and wished to get eye contact with him; he wanted him so see him. He felt awkward just standing there instead of walking up to him like he used to. Kurt took a quick look around the hallway before starting to walk in Blaine's direction. The second they were only a few meters away from each other Kurt looked over at the lockers, following them with his eyes before seeing Blaine. He stopped up and it looked like he didn't know whether to keep walking or walking up to him. Blaine looked at Kurt, and only now realized how tired he looked.

Walk. Kurt thought and was satisfied as he finally felt his legs reacting. He walked up to Blaine and stopped a bit further away than he was used to. He was about to say something when Blaine moved a bit closer.

„You look tired." Blaine said in a rather nervous tone.

„I am." Kurt said and faked a smile. He took a deep breath and knew what he had to say. It was inevitably. „Are we going to talk about what…"

„What happened yesterday?" Blaine said and looked down in the ground before nodding. „Wouldn't that be the smartest?"

„When?" Kurt asked and felt a small hope inside of him starting to grow. Maybe it wasn't over. Maybe everything would turn back to normal. Blaine shrugged, not knowing what to answer.

„Today?"

„I, ehm. I was actually on my way home." Kurt said. „I'm not feeling well." Blaine looked concerned at him, before closing his eyes for a bit longer than a standard blink.

„Kurt. We really need to talk about this." Blaine said worried.

„Come." Kurt said and was about to take Blaine's hand, but quickly took it back and told Blaine to follow him instead. „Let's go outside." They walked out of the door and into the now empty schoolyard before stopping up and looking awkwardly around them. Just ask Kurt thought and turned to face Blaine.

„Did we break up?" He asked. Blaine looked down in the ground for a moment before putting his hands in his pockets and looking up, avoiding eye contact with Kurt. „Because seen from how we're acting right now, it seems like it." Blaine bit his underlip, still looking away, still not talking. „Blaine." He watched as he opened his mouth to say something, but then closed it, only to open it again.

„I don't know what happened yesterday." Blaine said. „I think we got too worked up and… I ended up saying a stupid thing." He sighed and smirked nervously. „A really stupid thing."

„It really was stup—" Kurt said, before getting interrupted by Blaine.

„However…" In that one word that small hope Kurt had had disappeared instantly. „If we can take something like that so hard…" He chuckled nervously before continuing. „And yesterday was really weird. It was like we weren't even discussing the actual thing, it was just so messed up."

„Maybe we should talk about it with someone." Kurt suggested, trying to avoid the thing he suspected Blaine was going to end up saying.

„Maybe." Blaine said and looked at Kurt, feeling lost and confused. „Maybe not." Kurt made a quick small smile to hide his pain as he figured out what Blaine was trying to say.

„We really are breaking up, aren't we?" He whispered, barely loud enough for Blaine to hear it.

„Yes." Blaine said. They looked at each other for a moment before Blaine spoke again. „Don't you see it? This isn't going to work. And we should've seen it from the beginning." He scoffed and tried to smile at Kurt. „Of course you wouldn't have cared back then if it would've worked out or not…"

„Let it go." Kurt said and sounded suddenly irritated. „Just… Let it go." He looked confused and disappointed as he turned around and started walking away.

„Sorry…" Blaine whispered as he lost Kurt of sight. „I'm sorry."

Kurt was walking away from Blaine in the schoolyard, as he realized he was walking in the wrong direction. He wanted to go home; instead he was on his way back to the school. He casually opened the doors, and walked in in case Blaine was still watching him. He was surprised at how many people were out in the halls before he noticed he knew who everyone was. Math class. He was on his way over to Artie who was sitting with a few of his other friends who had math to ask what was happening, as he felt a poke on his shoulder. He turned around to face a familiar face, that awakened some old feelings in Kurt, but not good ones.

„Hi Kurt." Sebastian said enthusiastic.

„Sebastian." Kurt said repelling and tried to walk away, though Sebastian just followed him.

„Math class is cancelled if you're wondering." Sebastian said once Kurt stopped walking. „No substitute teacher so everyone is just wandering around the hallways doing nothing. Silly, right?"

„I'm not really in the mood for talking…" with you.

„Have something happened?" Sebastian said, and Kurt was surprised at how genuine he sounded.

„It's nothing." He said and felt how he wanted to tell Sebastian, actually just how he wanted to tell someone. He could tell Santana, but he wouldn't get much sympathy from her. He just wanted to get it out, to talk about it, to try and understand.

„Let's go into the cafeteria. It's all empty right now." Sebastian said and grabbed Kurt's hand to pull him inside the cafeteria.

They sat down by a little table, and Kurt was surprised at how good Sebastian was at acting worried. He really looked like he cared about how Kurt was feeling. „So what's wrong?" He asked. Maybe he is being genuine. Kurt thought.

„Nothing." He said and actually felt a small smile coming.

„Just tell me. You know you'll feel better after talking about it." Maybe he does care.

„It's just…" Kurt scoffed and had a big inner fight whether to tell him or not. I'm supposed to hate this guy. He thought and looked at Sebastian's face expression that looked honestly caring and concerned. Don't tell him. „Blaine." His common sense was shouting in his head, but somehow it seemed so easy to ignore it at the moment.

„What's with him?" Sebastian asked.

„We broke up." Kurt said and was almost expecting Sebastian to laugh at him, make fun of him or say something prudish.

„Ouch. You're okay?" Sebastian asked. What is he up to?

„Yeah, no. I don't know." Kurt said. „I just… Don't get why he did it."

„You're vulnerable and hurt right now. Go home and rest for some time." Sebastian said and smiled at him. „I'll make up a cover story for you."

„Why would you do that?" Kurt asked suspiciously though he couldn't help but appreciate it a bit.

„I want to help." He said. „And…" He started and chuckled stiffly. „I'm sorry for you know… Back then." You should be.

„It's okay."

„Should I follow you home?" Sebastian asked. Kurt looked at him before laughing shortly, not knowing whether to nod or shake his head.

Blaine walked home from school that day with his sister.

„Rach, I need to tell you something."

„Kurt?" Rachel asked and already sounded sympathetic.

„I broke up with him today." Rachel sighed, before grabbing Blaine's hand.

„How come?"

„It wouldn't have worked out." Blaine said, knowing there was more to it than that, he just didn't know how to express it.

„You can't know until you've tried." Rachel said. „Blaine I've never seen you happier than you was when you were with him." She said and smiled at her brother.

„No I… I hadn't felt that happy before we started dating." Blaine said and tried unsuccessfully to smile.

„You know… 'It wouldn't have worked out' is a really bad reason to break up. I mean… One of my… Friends are in a relationship right now she never would've thought would happen. Because they're both so different. And neither of them thought it would've ever worked out. But it did." Rachel said and Blaine knew he hadn't the words to describe why he ended it with Kurt. „Blaine I have to tell you something. And because you're my brother and practically my best friend, I need you to accept it, okay?" Blaine nodded, still with different reasons in his head. „I'm dating Quinn Fabray." She said excited. Blaine got ripped out of his thoughts and most of all wanted to ask her what her what the hell she was thinking about.

„Quinn Fabray who just transferred?" Rachel nodded and looked surprisingly happy. „But… You hate her." She rolled her eyes and smiled at him.

„Just like you used to 'hate' Kurt?" Blaine looked wondering at her before realizing what she was talking about.

„You… You knew?"

„Blaine it was obvious, you were totally lost in the guy. Though I have to say you did a pretty good job hiding it for the others that you liked him." She said quickly before continuing. „Which is why it surprises me that you would want to break up with him now. You have liked him for a long time after all." Blaine squeezed her hand, ignoring the last thing she said.

„How did you found out?"

„You were always hanging around when they had practice. You always looked at him when he walked by. Discrete of course, but it's nothing your sister can't notice." She said carelessly.

„So you and Quinn, eh?" Blaine said, trying to change the subject.