Hi Everyone!

I'm sorry for the long wait (again...), I was sick.

There's a flashback in this chapter that might help you understand what happened that night when Blaine was changed. More coming soon.

Enjoy!

Blaine was so lost in his thoughts that he didn't notice as the others joined him. Kurt could barely walk, he needed Cooper's help to stand on his feet but he did his best to walk to Blaine when he saw him sitting on the floor, with his face buried into his hands.

"Blaine, are you alright?" Kurt asked quietly.

Blaine didn't reply at first. Kurt was about to ask again when he slowly raised his head, looking at them. His eyes were back to their hazel colour but they were bloodshot and puffy from crying. He tried to wipe his tears away, so the others couldn't see them but he wasn't fast enough.

"Oh, Blaine..." Kurt whispered as he slowly pushed himself away from Cooper and knelt down beside Blaine.

"I'm-I'm sorry. I should have gone back for you" Blaine said and sat up straight to pull Kurt into his arms. The boy was still weak, he should have been in his room and rest.

"We heard everything" Cooper said quietly, watching the ashes on the ground. "When the house fell silent and you didn't come back, we became worried."

"They're gone" Blaine whispered.

"I'm sorry, Blaine" Kurt said.

"It's fine" Blaine sighed. "It had to be this way."

"They were your parents. It's understandable that you're upset. If you want to talk..."

"No" Blaine interrupted Kurt. "No, I just... Let's get out of here, okay?"

"Alright" Cooper said. He took the news a lot better than Blaine. He had lost his parents fifty years earlier after all, he hadn't seen them since then, so he didn't feel anything but worry for his brother.

Cooper wanted to help Blaine bring Kurt downstairs but his brother didn't let him touch the boy. He lifted Kurt into his arms and carried him downstairs alone, lowering Kurt onto his bed he was in his bed, Kurt closed his tired eyes. He felt like he could fall asleep in any second but he didn't want to. Blaine seemed so devastated and he wanted to help him.

"You should get some sleep" Blaine said quietly.

"I'm fine" Kurt muttered.

"You aren't" Blaine smiled, stroking Kurt's hair.

Cooper looked from one boy to the other, smiling. They looked so peaceful, so right together. And he knew that he shouldn't have been there, bothering them, but it was a rare moment that he could see his baby brother like this, he had to stay.

"I was so worried when you didn't come back. I thought..."

"Sh, don't think about it" Blaine interrupted Kurt.

Okay, maybe he should find himself something to do and not bother the boys.

"I... I will be in the kitchen, make you a soup" Cooper muttered and walked to the door.

"Thanks, Coop" Blaine said before he could leave.

Cooper turned back and smiled at his brother. It had been decades since Blaine had called him Coop and it was so good to hear it. But Blaine turned back to Kurt again, reminding Cooper that he should finally leave. He nodded towards the boys and closed the door behind him.

Once Cooper was gone, Blaine felt like he should share everything with Kurt. He believed that Kurt could help him through this, make him forget.

"I don't understand" he whispered.

"Hm?" Kurt muttered as he opened his eyes again.

"I hated them so much" Blaine explained. "They ruined my life. They couldn't accept me this way, so they tortured me and lied to me and did everything they could to turn me into someone I couldn't be. They never loved me. Why is it so hard then?"

"You loved them" Kurt whispered.

"But why? They didn't deserve it" Blaine said.

"They were your parents" Kurt said weakly. "No matter what they did, they brought you into this world and raised you."

"And forced me to do things I didn't want" Blaine said.

"They were horrible people but you're not like them" Kurt said. "That's why you feel this way."

Blaine smiled and leaned down to kiss Kurt's forehead but the boy grabbed his head and pulled him down, so he could kiss him. Blaine froze for a second but as Kurt's lips started moving against his, he closed his eyes and let himself get lost in the kiss. It was still so new and so unbelievable, after everything that had happened between them, when he thought he had ruined everything and Kurt would never be his, Kurt surprised him. When they had been in the library, Blaine had convinced himself that it was just a one time thing, that Kurt had been scared and he had found comfort in Blaine's touch. But now... He couldn't really come up with a good explanation, except that maybe... just maybe Kurt felt the same way.

They had gotten along well lately, so it didn't seem so impossible but Blaine couldn't get his horrible thoughts out of his head. The images of himself, the old one who had hurt people, who had almost killed Kurt, kept bothering him, ruining this perfect moment. Kurt must have felt that something wasn't right because he pulled back and looked up at him in concern.

"What's wrong?" he whispered.

"This is so unbelievable" Blaine answered

"What?" Kurt asked.

"You and me" Blaine smiled. "I... I don't deserve this. I don't deserve you. And to be honest, I'm scared that it's not real and I will wake up alone again and you will still hate me and..."

Kurt pressed his index finger to Blaine's lips to stop his stuttering.

"This is real" Kurt said. "I've had feelings for you for a very long time, I just..."

"You didn't want to fall for a monster" Blaine whispered, looking away.

"Hey, look at me" Kurt said and forced Blaine to look up. "You can't change what happened in the past. Yes, you did awful things but it wasn't really you. It was the demon inside of you. But you fought it off and became this sweet, loving man, and I'm so proud of you, Blaine."

"You're amazing" Blaine smiled.

"I'm trying" Kurt laughed.

"You should really have some rest" Blaine said, turning serious again. Kurt seemed to become paler and paler with every second and he was worried about his well-being.

"Will you stay with me?" Kurt asked, his eyes already closed, no matter how hard he fought against exhaustion.

"I will" Blaine said gently and climbed into the bed beside Kurt, putting an arm around him.

Within minutes, both of them fell asleep from the exhaustion, grief and pain they had gone through in the past few hours.

~ o ~

Burt took a deep breath as he stepped through the door of his house. Finally, after all these days spent in the prison, he was released, thanks to Millie. The woman had convinced the sheriff that Burt had come to his senses and asked him to talk to Burt again. When Burt had been freed from his cell and brought upstairs, he had been prepared to give the answers the sheriff had expected.

You were right.

I'm sorry for the scene I caused at Marley's funeral.

I was wrong and now I see it, too.

Burt hated lies. He was a simple man but he never lied to anyone and he had taught his sons to do the same. When they had lied to him, only once, when Karofsky had started to bully Kurt and they had tried to hide Kurt's injuries from him, he had punished both of them. They had never lied to him again. For some reason, though, he didn't feel bad now that he was free. He did it for his son after all, to go after Kurt and save him. His family would surely not understand his actions but he had to keep Kurt safe, that was all that mattered. And if he could bring him back and survive it, he would apologise, but only then. Until that moment, nobody should know about his plans except for Millie.

"Burt" Carole sighed in relief when she saw her husband step through the door.

"Carole" Burt whispered as he pulled her into a hug.

"Are you alright?" Finn asked in concern as he stepped out of his room.

"I'm fine" Burt said.

"Millie told us that you were going to talk to the sheriff. I'm so glad you did it, Burt. We were so worried about you" Carole said.

"I'm fine, Carole" Burt said. He was getting used to the lies after all. "I won't do anything stupid again. I promise."

"Are you hungry?" Carole asked. "I can make you something for..."

There was a soft knock on the door, interrupting her. Burt pulled away and walked to the door, knowing well who was standing outside.

"Millie" he smiled as he opened the door.

"Hey, Burt" Millie greeted him. "I heard that you were released. I thought I would come and check on you."

"Come in" Burt said and stepped aside to let her in. When he closed the door, he turned towards his family again. He had to talk to Millie privately. "Would you guys leave us alone?"

"You just came home" Carole said quietly.

"I know and we will discuss everything later but now... I would like to talk to Millie privately" Burt said.

Carole sighed sadly but grabbed Finn's arm and dragged him back into his room, shutting the door behind them. Burt had been acting weird lately but it seemed like they had become good friends with Millie, probably because they had gone through the same horror. Carole loved her husband too much and if Millie could help him when nobody else could, she would give them every opportunity to talk.

"Are there new victims?" Burt asked when they were alone.

"No" Millie answered. "It looks like he doesn't come to the town anymore."

Burt gritted his teeth in anger. It must have meant that that monster was still torturing his son.

"We better don't give him another chance" Burt said. "What about the guards?"

"The sheriff sent two men to watch your house" Millie answered. "One in the backyard and one across the street."

"Damn" Burt muttered. "How am I supposed to leave with those watching us?"

"Get ready" Millie said. "I think I have a plan but I can't tell when I can go through with it."

"What's your plan?" Burt asked.

"You will see" Millie smiled. "I will distract those two but you have to deal with your family alone. I can't help you more."

"I understand" Burt nodded. "Thank you so much, Millie."

"If there's a chance that your son's still alive, I'm happy to help" Millie said.

"I will find him" Burt swore. "I will find that monster and kill him."

Millie smiled sadly. It wouldn't bring her daughter back but maybe it would ease the pain Marley's death had left.

~ o ~

Kurt sighed happily, pressing his face to the warm body under his head as he slowly drifted out of sleep. Blaine was lying beside him on his back, with one arm around Kurt, and the boy rested his head on Blaine's chest, both of his arms around the man. It was so peaceful and warm and felt so right. Kurt never wanted to get up.

"Good morning" Blaine said quietly when he noticed the change in Kurt's breathing, telling him that he was awake.

"No, no morning, please" Kurt muttered. "I don't want to get up."

"Well, we can't stay in bed forever" Blaine smiled. "You have to eat something and if I'm correct, Cooper's still in the kitchen, waiting to serve you that soup."

"Poor Cooper" Kurt muttered. "He has to wait some more."

Blaine laughed and to Kurt's protest, he climbed out of the bed.

"No, come back here" Kurt said and finally opened his eyes.

"I can't do that. You're sick, remember? I have to take care of you" Blaine said.

"I'm not sick, just... a little dizzy, that's all" Kurt said.

"You should stay in bed today. I took too much energy from you and your injuries are still healing" Blaine said.

"I'm fine" Kurt said and tried to sit up but he fell back onto the pillows. "Okay, maybe a little more than dizzy."

"Stay here" Blaine said and climbed into the bed just for enough time to press a quick kiss to Kurt's lips. "I will get you something to eat and be back in no time."

"Hurry" Kurt said.

Blaine smiled and stepped away from the bed, shaking his head. Who knew that waking up beside Kurt – well, except for those times when he had sneaked into his room like a freak – was so amazing?

He walked into the kitchen and wasn't surprised when he found Cooper there, smiling knowingly.

"I guess you two had a great night" Cooper said.

"Good morning to you, too" Blaine said, walking to the counter to grab something for Kurt to eat.

"Oh, come on, you have to tell me the details" Cooper said.

"I don't know what you mean" Blaine replied.

"You know exactly what I mean" Cooper said. "I saw you last night, remember? Don't tell me nothing dirty happened after I left."

"I have to disappoint you, nothing happened last night" Blaine said. "We slept together but that's all."

"By sleeping together you mean..."

"I mean sleeping. In the same bed. That's all" Blaine said in frustration.

"You're no fun" Cooper sighed.

"And you're back to your old self. I'm glad the old Cooper is still here" Blaine said.

"Here, inside, I'm still a teenager" Cooper said, pressing a hand over his heart.

"I see" Blaine said and put some food onto the tray to bring it back to Kurt.

"Isn't Kurt joining us today?" Cooper asked.

"He has to stay in bed, he's too weak" Blaine explained.

"Oh, I see. So you're going to play nurse?" Cooper winked.

Blaine grapped an apple and threw it towards his brother. Cooper ducked his head just in time to avoid the fruit flying towards him.

"Oh, Blaine, you're so cruel" Cooper said, playing hurt.

"Don't bother us today" Blaine said and grabbed the tray.

"Believe me, I won't" Cooper said as his brother walked through the door. "I don't want to see anything."

"We don't do anything like that!" Blaine shouted from the other side of the door.

"Sure" Cooper smiled. Blaine could lie to him but he could never fool him.

~ o ~

"Ťell me about that night."

Blaine took a deep breath and looked down at Kurt. They were still in Kurt's room, watching the sun disappear behind the trees outside. Blaine had only left the room to get them more food and water and Cooper had come once to see if Kurt was alright but otherwise, they were all alone in the room. Most of time, Kurt had been asleep but Blaine had stayed with him, watching him sleep. He always loved watching Kurt in his sleep, he was so peaceful, so beautiful. And he enjoyed that he could watch him without being afraid of what Kurt would think. When Kurt was awake, they talked, mostly about Kurt's childhood. Blaine was okay with it, he wanted to know everything about Kurt but he wasn't prepared for this request.

"What do you want to know?" he asked quietly.

"What do you want to share with me?" Kurt asked. "You and Cooper told me some things but I still don't really understand what happened when... you know."

"You know about Evelyn, right?" Blaine asked.

"That girl who came out of nowhere and your parents wanted you to marry her?" Kurt asked.

"That's her" Blaine smiled.

"Cooper said that you talked to her that night" Kurt said quietly.

"I did" Blaine sighed. "She came to me when everybody else was asleep."

Blaine was sitting on the floor beside his bedroom's door, hugging his knees, crying silently. He had spent the whole day since the horrible announcement locked up in his room from where he couldn't escape. He had tried, though. He had been screaming and hitting the door for hours, until he had lost his voice and all of his strength, falling to his knees, crying desperately.

He couldn't let it happen. Even if he had to fight until his last breath, even if he had to let his father beat him up again and again, he couldn't marry a woman. It wasn't because of Evelyn or the fact he didn't even know her. He just couldn't love a woman. Ever.

"Oh, Blaine."

Blaine startled in fear as he raised his head. For all he knew, he was alone in his room, locked up, without a way to escape. But as he looked up, his eyes met Evelyn's bright blue ones. She was kneeling in front of him, smiling.

Blaine gasped and pushed himself back to the wall, staring at the woman with wide eyes.

"Don't be scared" Evelyn whispered.

"What-what are you doing here? How did you get inside?" Blaine asked.

"A door can't stop me" Evelyn smiled.

Blaine was completely terrified.

"Who are you and what do you want from me?" he asked in fear. He knew that screaming was pointless. Nobody would come to help him.

"I won't hurt you, sweetheart" Evelyn said.

Blaine didn't believe her. He jumped up from the floor and ran to the window. It was too high to jump but if it turned out that the woman was crazy or had some scary power, which she most likely had since she had gotten into his room without using the door, he needed a plan B. But before he could reach the window, Evelyn snapped her fingers and Blaine's body froze. He couldn't even move his head and watched helplessly as Evelyn slowly walked up to him.

"I knew from that moment I saw you on the market that you're special" Evelyn whispered into his ear.

"What are you talking about?" Blaine asked.

"You're so innocent" Evelyn said, running a hand down Blaine's back. "So pure. You don't deserve the fate your parents hold for you. But I can help you."

"I won't marry you" Blaine said. "I will kill myself if I have to but I will never be with you."

"Do I deserve these cruel words?" Evelyn sighed. "I can make it better for you. I can help you get rid of them and gain powers that would make you invincible."

"I don't want anything from you or them. I just want to get out of here and live my own life" Blaine said.

"Why would you do that when you could have everything? Why would you run and live a poor life when you could take revenge on them?" Evelyn whispered. "I know you want that, deep in your heart."

"No" Blaine answered.

"Don't you want to kill them?" Evelyn asked as she put her arms around Blaine. "I can give you the power to end their lives."

"No" Blaine said again. He felt himself weakening and if he hadn't been under the woman's spell, he would have fallen to his knees.

"You do" Evelyn said, kissing Blaine's neck. "You're so perfect. I can't wait to change you."

"No..." Blaine whispered. "Please, let me go."

"Just accept it, Blaine. It will be so much easier if you don't fight" Evelyn said.

And then something changed. Blaine opened his mouth to say no again but he couldn't. There was that strange feeling in his chest, that darkness that made him hard to breath, he couldn't think straight.

"Do it" he said suddenly.

"Have you changed your mind?" Evelyn asked.

It would end everything. He wouldn't feel pain anymore. It was the right thing to do.

"Yes" Blaine answered shakily. "I want to be free."

"I knew you were a clever boy" Evelyn said and tightened her grip on Blaine. "Close your eyes, darling. You will fall asleep and when you wake up tomorrow, all the pain will be gone."

Blaine's eyes closed before he could protest and everything went black.

"When I woke up the next morning, I felt... thirsty, I guess" Blaine said quietly. "I don't remember everything from that day. I know that I somehow got out of my room and went to find my parents. I literally felt the need to kill them, especially my father. But it wasn't enough. When I was done with them and others came to see what happened, I lost control. I knew that I was doing something horrible but I couldn't stop myself. I killed everybody except for Cooper."

"Blaine..."

"I know. I'm a monster" Blaine said, looking away. "I can't believe I agreed with this. I had never hurt anyone before, you know? Evelyn told me that I would be happy after the change but I wasn't. I didn't feel anything for fifty years, Kurt. It's a long time."

"Have you seen her since that night?" Kurt asked carefully. Something wasn't right with Blaine's story. He blamed himself for his decision but for Kurt, it didn't look like Blaine had had a chance. If Evelyn was so powerful, she could have forced him to want this, and Kurt had a horrible feeling that that was exactly how it had happened.

"Sometimes, in my dreams" Blaine answered. "Sometimes she comes to see me and asks me if I'm fine. She cares about me. She's like a mother for me."

"Are you sure she's gone?" Kurt asked.

"What do you mean?" Blaine asked as he turned to Kurt.

"Blaine, please, don't hate me for this... But I don't think she's a good person" Kurt said. "And she surely didn't want to help you that night. I think she used you."

"For what?" Blaine asked in confusion.

"I don't know..." Kurt whispered. "Are the roses from her?"

"No" Blaine answered slowly. It didn't make any sense for him. "Look, Kurt. You don't know her, so please, believe me. She's a good person. She wanted to help me."

"By turning you into a monster?" Kurt asked, raising his voice.

Blaine's eyes widened and pulled away from him. It wasn't like he didn't know who he was but hearing it from Kurt over and over again was like stabs in his heart.

"I'm sorry, Blaine" Kurt said quietly, taking Blaine's hand.

"It's fine" Blaine sighed. "Could we please talk about something else? It's not like I don't know what I did in the past, the memories haunt me every single night, I remember the faces, hear the screams... I don't want to talk about it."

"Shh, come here" Kurt said and pulled Blaine into his arms. "I'm here with you. You're not alone anymore. And I certainly won't let those dreams bother you tonight."

"I don't think you can stop them" Blaine smiled sadly.

"I did it before, right?" Kurt asked knowingly. "That's why you always sneaked into my room."

"When I'm with you, everything's different" Blaine muttered.

"Then close your eyes and don't be afraid" Kurt smiled.

Blaine lay down beside him and hesitantly, he closed his eyes. Kurt wrapped his arms around him and started humming a song his mother used to sing when he had been young. The thought of his mother made his heart clench painfully, knowing that the man who had killed her was lying beside him.

No. Kurt shook his head. It wasn't Blaine who had caused his mother's death. No matter what Blaine thought, Kurt knew that it wasn't his fault that he had become a monster. It was that woman, Evelyn. Kurt had no idea what she wanted but he had a bad feeling that she wasn't gone for good. He had to find out who she was and how to defeat her because one thing was sure: he wouldn't let Blaine get hurt again.