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Chapter 9

Kurt awoke several hours later, at 6:30. Blaine was snoring softly beside him, all curled up. Kurt looked down at him with a fond smile, before slipping out of the warm bed. He padded softly towards his wardrobe, and headed into the bathroom with his uniform tucked under his arm. He entered the bathroom, and opted to leave the lights off. He slipped on his pants and the navy polo shirt with the Dalton crest over the breast. He fussed with his hair for a few moments until it was perfect. He walked back out and saw Blaine still asleep. He bit his lip, and set out Blaine's uniform on a chair, and quickly left the room and made his way down to the cafeteria.

The big room was nearly empty; it was barely 6:45 though. He went up to the food tables, and plucked a cinnamon bagel along with an apple and bottle of juice. He brought his findings back up to his room. Blaine was still asleep, and had sprawled out all over the bed, his sheets kicked into a ball at his feet. Kurt shook his head and chuckled softly. Kurt lightly padded his way towards the table, and plucked his phone from the top. He settled into his bed as he waited for the phone to turn on. From across the room, Blaine gave a grunt and flipped onto his side, his face facing Kurt. Kurt smiled, and looked down at his phone.

One New Message

Kurt quickly typed in his passcode and opened the message.

From Mercedes:

Hey boo! How's lover boy? Isn't too freaked out? xx

Kurt chuckled, and started to reply, his pale fingers quickly sliding over the touch screen.

To Mercedes:

Morning! And lover boy's currently passed out, am gonna wake him later. Awful late night for him! x

He pressed send, and sat back to wait for Mercedes' response. As he waited, he snuck a glance over at the still-sleeping Blaine. He felt a smile grace his face, but was interrupted from his staring when his phone vibrated in his hand. He looked down, and had to force back a bubble of laughter that threatened to explode out of him.

From Mercedes:

I could think of a few ways to wake him up ;)

To Mercedes:

…Yeah, I'm gonna go now. Love you!

Kurt slipped his phone back onto the table, and lightly walked across the room. He paused for a moment, before slipping behind Blaine and pulling him against him. Blaine gave a grunt, and snuggled closer, still sleeping.

That boy could sleep like the dead, Kurt thought.

The next couple months passed without a hitch, Blaine slipping easily and willingly into the immortal world. He no longer found it strange when he woke up to a missing Kurt in the room. He simply rolled over, and went back to sleep. A main factor of the relatively easy time Kurt and the others had was the fact that Karofsky and Vanders had been transferred to some unknown school once their injuries had healed. Before they knew it, the boys were looking at their last couple weeks in high school. Dalton didn't do exams, rather they did 'assessments' which would decide if the student was ready to go out into the real world, or either had to in a few cases, head into adult prison. Jeff and Nick had their assessments later this week, while David had his the next week, and Wes, Kurt and Blaine the week after.

"So, uh, we're graduating soon…" Blaine said from behind him. Kurt simply mmm-hmm'd into his pillow.

"And… er… what's happening after? With you and me?" Blaine asked hesitantly. Kurt flipped over onto his back and propped himself up onto his elbows. He had a thoughtful look in his eyes. He shrugged.

"Kurt! Please, can we just talk here?" Blaine snapped, frustrated. Kurt gave a jolt, and sat up.

"You know I want to be a vampire. I want to be with you. Forever." When Blaine said the last word, he locked eyes with Kurt, gold meeting sky-blue. Kurt bit his lip.

"Are you sure? You'd be willing to leave your family behind? Wes… David… the others?" Blaine nodded eagerly.

"My family hasn't wanted anything to do with me since I came out. The boys… they'll be fine." Kurt stood up, and turned to face Blaine on the bed.

"Listen to yourself! Ready to throw away your friends for this stupid thing!" Kurt said, staring down at the boy below him. Blaine stood as well, and moved so he was almost nose-to-nose with Kurt.

"Nothing with you, is ever stupid. I want this. I want us. Kurt." Blaine said with a determined look in his eye. Kurt took a step back.

"Blaine, I beg you to think this through. Ssh!" For Blaine had made to cut him off.

"Don't give me any of that shit of how you've already been thinking about it. I mean really think this through! Think of it from every aspect, angle… Be sure…." Kurt trailed off. "There's no way to come back once it's done." As he spoke, he got a faraway look in his eyes, before he shook his head clear and met Blaine's gaze again.

"Fine." Blaine grumbled and turned his face downcast with a pout. Kurt looked down at him with the ghost of a smirk on his face. He lifted Blaine's chin with one of his fingers, and raised an eyebrow.

"Fine?" Kurt said. Blaine looked up. A grin spread on his face, and he lunged forward, meeting Kurt in a short and sweet kiss. They both pulled back, smiles mirrored on each of their faces.

"Love you," Blaine piped up, laying his head against Kurt's chest. Kurt wrapped his arms around him, and whispered back,

"Love you too, my little human." Blaine stiffened, and looked up at Kurt with a frown. Kurt just laughed and pulled Blaine tight against his chest, and gave him a quick kiss on the nose.

Two weeks later found Kurt and Blaine anxiously waiting for their assessment. The others had already had theirs and had been seemed 'acceptable for society'. Blaine still hadn't brought up the whole 'vampire' thing since their almost-argument earlier, and Kurt was happy about it. It's not that he didn't want to be with Blaine forever, he just wanted to make sure Blaine wasn't rushing into anything. Kurt didn't think that Blaine really understood how final the decision was. Kurt pursed his lips as he shifted in his seat beside Blaine outside the examining room.

"You nervous?" Blaine asked. Kurt shook his head.

"Not particularly. After all, all we have to do is be somewhat intelligent and act right. I can do both," Kurt added with a smirk.

"Yeah, I bet Dalton just loves getting rid of us, so they probably won't even be that picky!" Blaine concluded, looking up at Kurt. Kurt nodded. The door in front of them swung open and a stocky man with glasses and a bad comb over peeked out.

"Blaine Anderson," he squeaked. Kurt squeezed his shoulder, as Blaine stood and went over to the door. He looked back over his shoulder and Kurt smiled at him. Blaine nodded, and went through the door. As the door closed behind him, Kurt let out a breath. He looked around the now-empty waiting room of the "counselors'" office. Dalton's idea of a counselor was an old man with hearing problems who looked like a rat. He wouldn't even try to help, and in most of the more-serious cases, the student was simply transferred. Nobody knew where to, just out of Dalton.

The other door in the room opened. A much-sterner looking woman walked out. Her hair was pulled back in a tight ponytail, and her dark brown eyes partially hidden by her glasses.

"Kurt Hummel?" she asked. Kurt nodded and rose from his seat and followed the woman into the room. The door swung shut behind him, and Kurt turned and noticed a guard concealed in the shadows of the room. Kurt quirked an eyebrow, and then turned back to face the woman who was sitting at a metal table. She gestured for him to take the seat opposite, so he did. He met eyes with her.

"Kurt Hummel: in for grand theft auto earlier this year. Do you believe you've changed and are ready to go out and make something of your life?" She asked. Kurt bit back a groan, and simply nodded.

"Why do you think that?" She pressed. Kurt bit his lip, and decided to just wing it.

"Well, I've er, gotten over some problems I had before, that I believe made me try to steal the car." Kurt took a moment to look guilty and sheepish. "I have a greater respect for the law now, and I just think I'm a better person now." The woman nodded.

"I see. Kurt, when I look at you, I don't see a bad kid," Oh here we go, Kurt thought. "I see a kid who made a bad decision." The woman continued.

"If we pass you on this assessment… you would not do anything to break the law again, would you?"

Kurt resisted the urge to roll his eyes. He shook his head.

"No, of course not." The woman smiled.

"Now onto your academics. You seem very bright, and all that's left for you to do is write a simple test on English, Mathematics, Science, and Socials. You need to score above 75% to pass the test, and the assessment. You will have one hour, and when you are done you press that red button over there," she gestured to a button on the wall. "You may begin." She slid a thin booklet towards Kurt with a pencil and an eraser. She stood, and left the room. Kurt could still hear the quiet breathing of the guard behind him, and shrugged. He turned his attention to the booklet. Large, bold writing was written on the first page.

Dalton Final Assessment – Academic Test

The Dalton crest was stamped below it. Kurt opened to the first page. He was greeted with more of the bolded writing.

Dalton Academic Test (DAT)

This test consists of 40 questions, and is as followed:

5 Multiple Choice, 1 Paragraph (English)

6 Multiple Choice, 4 Short Answer (Mathematics)

10 Multiple Choice (Sciences)

10 Multiple Choice (Socials)

The student shall have one (1) hour to complete the test. After that time, any unfinished questions must be left blank. A student must score at least 30/40 to pass.

Kurt turned the page and grinned. This was going to be easy, Kurt thought. He picked up his pencil and began to write.

40. The Rebellions of 1837 occurred in which British Colony?

Upper and Lower Canada.

Kurt placed down his pencil, and sat back. He cracked his knuckles as he looked over his test. He glanced at the clock in the room and laughed. The test had only taken him fifteen minutes. He stood and crossed the room and pressed the red button. He took a seat and waited. A few moments later, the woman from before entered the room.

"Surely… you can't be done already?" She said, eyebrows furrowed. She walked over and sat down in her previous seat. Kurt slid his test over towards her. She flipped through it, and pulled a red pen from her pocket. She began marking them, and with each one, her eyes grew wider.

"I… I don't know how you did it so fast and so accurately… but you passed. You got 100%..." Kurt smiled.

"So I've passed?"

"Y-yeah… You can return to your room now." Kurt nodded, and stood. He walked to the door, then paused.

"Can you tell me how much longer Blaine Anderson's assessment is going to be?" he asked.

She shook her head.

"No, sorry."

Kurt nodded, and walked out the door, letting it fall shut behind him. He walked out of the counselor's office, and was immediately tackled. He saw them spring out at him, but let them tackle him anyways.

"So?" Jeff said from on top of him. Nick and Wes echoed his question.

"Get off," Kurt grunted, and laughed. Jeff rolled off him, and then turned to face him with wide eyes. Kurt adjusted his features so he was biting his lip in a frown, and made his eyes water.

"I... uh…" Kurt paused. Jeff's mouth fell open in shock, and just before the first word of protest could tumble out, Kurt continued, "Passed!" Kurt shouted. Jeff, Nick and Wes enveloped him in hugs.

"So proud of you man!" Wes said, clapping Kurt on the back. Kurt grinned.

"What about Blaine?" Nick asked. Kurt shrugged,

"I don't know, he wasn't done yet."

"So how was the test? I thought it was mostly easy, but some of the science ones were hard," Jeff said from beside him. The quartet began walking back to Kurt's room.

"I thought it was easy, I aced it," Kurt added with a smirk. Jeff frowned, and gave Kurt a light shove.

"Yeah, whatever," he grumbled. Kurt laughed. They got to Kurt's room, and stepped inside.

"So… graduation next week…" Wes said. Kurt nodded.

"You guys all packed?" Kurt asked, as he surveyed his still-messy room. Nick and Wes nodded, while Jeff shook his head. Why am I not surprised, Kurt thought.

"So where's David?" Kurt asked Wes.

"Packing, I think." Kurt nodded. "What are you all doing after grad?"

Jeff shrugged.

"Something with Nick, I suppose," Jeff nudged Nick with his shoulder with a wry grin on his face. Nick sighed, but none-the-less gave Jeff a peck on the cheek.

"I'd say the same, I guess." Nick said, giving Jeff a fond look. Kurt smiled.

"I'm working for my Dad's company," Wes said. "For the next little bit anyways."

"What about you Kurt?" Kurt paused, and bit his lip.

"I have no idea…" he cocked his head. "I uh… think Blaine wants to travel." Kurt quickly lied.

"Huh… Blaine's never said anything about that before…" Wes said. Kurt shrugged.

"Hey! Maybe me and Nick and you and Blaine can go travelling together!" Jeff piped up, excitedly.

"Yeah… maybe." Kurt said. At that moment, there was a knock at the door, and then it swung open, revealing Blaine.

"I passed!" He shouted. Kurt ran forward and gave him a kiss on the lips, and wrapped his arms around him.

"Good-job, Blaine," Kurt said with a smile. Blaine grinned,

"Thanks, how did you do?"

"I passed," Kurt said softly, and Blaine's grin impossibly grew wider, as he leaned down and pressed their lips together once more. The kiss deepened, and Kurt's arms rose and encircled Blaine's neck, his fingers playing in Blaine's curls. Blaine wrapped his arms around Kurt's waist, and pulled him closer. Kurt slipped his tongue into Blaine's mouth, and had to stop a moan from escaping. Someone cleared their throat in the room and Blaine jumped back, and turned the slightest shade of red. Kurt kept their hands clasped together.

"If you guys are done…?" Wes said, with a smirk.

"Er, yeah," Blaine mumbled, a smile on his face.

"So we were talking about what we were doing post-grad, and Kurt said you guys wanted to travel!" Jeff said. Blaine looked down at Kurt confused, but Kurt squeezed his hand, and gave him a look that said, just go with it. Blaine nodded.

"Ye-yeah."

"So then, I was thinking, me and Nick and you guys could all travel together!" Blaine swallowed, and looked at Kurt, who shook his head almost the tiniest amount.

"Maybe," Jeff nodded, and sat back onto Blaine's bed, pulling Nick with him.

The boys stayed in the room, talking for hours, until the sun went down. David joined them a few hours after.

After that night, time seemed to speed up, and before they knew it, it was the day of graduation. All of Kurt's things were neatly packed away in their room, and so were Blaine's, albeit less neatly. The make-shift ceremony was set to start in an hour. All the ceremony was a speech from the Warden of the school about his hopes for the graduates to turn their life around, and the students were given their diplomas, and then they were sent off on their way. The graduates didn't even have to dress up. Kurt was excited none-the-less, because Mercedes was coming. He looked in the mirror one last time, before heading down the hall to meet Blaine and the others in Jeff and Nick's room. He knocked on the door, and was immediately let inside.

The boys stood by the window, staring out at the grounds.

"I know we didn't exactly choose to come here… but it could have been worse! And hey, we survived. That's gotta be worth something. And I'm glad we met you, Kurt." David finished, and looked over at Kurt. Kurt smiled.

"It's been great with you guys too. Is it weird if I say I'm gonna miss this place?" Various heads nodded around the room. Blaine slung an arm around Kurt.

"'Course not, we've had some pretty good memories." Blaine looked down at Kurt with a grin, while Jeff pretended to swoon against Nick with muffled laughter. Nick grinned, and Wes let out a wolf whistle. Blaine blushed,

"Not what I was talking about!" but the boys all fell into easy laughter. Slowly, it died off, until it was silent.

"I guess this is really happening… we're graduating." Nick said. His words had an air of finality, and after, coincidentally, the PA system crackled to life.

"All graduates, please make your way to the rec field. Graduates to the rec field."

The boys glanced at each other, before they all filed out of the room and down to the field.

The field was more packed than Kurt had expected. His eyes easily found Mercedes, as she looked absolutely beautiful. Kurt caught David staring at her more than once. Kurt nudged Blaine and pointed at Mercedes, and Blaine waved at her enthusiastically. Mercedes grinned and waved back. The graduates were supposed to sit to the left of a makeshift stage. The boys took their seats, and Kurt leaned over.

"Are your parents here?" he whispered in Blaine's ear. Blaine didn't even look at the crowd and shook his head.

"No." Kurt frowned, and linked his hand with Blaine's and gave it a gentle squeeze. Blaine squeezed back. The Warden made his way on stage.

"Welcome parents, friends… it seems another year has passed and we are now presented with the graduation of these fine, changed men. You entrusted your children into our care in hopes that we could change their lives, and we hope we have. And now, without further ado, the Dalton Academy graduating class of 2011!" There was light applause, as the first name was called. Kurt looked around; there were about twenty boys around them. Blaine was called first, then Jeff, with Nick right after. Kurt was called, followed by David, and finally Wes. The boys stood on the stage, together, clutching their diplomas.

"Ladies and gentlemen!" the Warden boomed. "I present to you, Dalton's class of 2011!"

Blaine met Kurt's gaze, and their hands linked with a smile.

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