Blaine stared into Kurt's eyes, reading the love and happiness that was making him nearly tear up. He couldn't believe that he was back in Kurt's arms. He'd thought Kurt had moved on already; he'd heard whispers of someone named 'Adam.'

Blaine had wished for this moment and even dreamed of it, but he never truly thought it would happen. He'd pushed all of Kurt's friends away and left the school because Kurt was in all of them. Every time they smiled, he would see Kurt standing there, smiling with them, and it had hurt like hell.

Blaine had finally fixed that by transferring, but the problems with Dalton were clear. Honestly Blaine wasn't completely happy with the moment. After all, Kurt had ignored him for so long...

He didn't want to be hurt again. Hell, he was Blaine 'Courage' Anderson, and he knew that he'd have to tell Kurt that.

Suddenly, it occurred to him that Kurt wasn't staying long. He would go back to New York, and they'd be - he'd be - right back were he started.

Blaine hated himself for it, but a small voice in his head was asking if it was worth it. Sure, it had been the best time of his life while they were together. However, it was closely followed by the worst time of his life when Kurt left.

Was it worth the heartache? Blaine wasn't an idiot. He knew that he and Kurt still had some issues to work out. As much as he hated to admit it, he thought that they should be friends for a bit before jumping right back into dating.

Blaine loved Kurt, but things had changed. He and Kurt were both different. Last time, that had caused them to grow apart not only as a couple but as friends, too.

Blaine looked at Kurt again before stepping backwards, out of his arms.

This was it. He had to just say it. Of course, he could tell Kurt anything... Couldn't he?

He used to be able to... but now... he didn't know anymore.

...And that's why they should be friends for a bit first.

"I think we should just be friends," he blurted out. Kurt froze, stiffening and stepping backwards. Too late, Blaine realized that his words hadn't come out quite right.

"I loved you, Kurt, and I know you loved me, but we've both changed, and I think that, for our relationship, it would be better to get to know each other again before dating."

Kurt looked a bit confused at Blaine's rambling.

"So," he said slowly. "That's not a..."

"No," Blaine said, knowing what Kurt meant. "We'll be friends until I graduate. Then we won't have to deal with distance, and we'll take it from there, okay?"

"Yeah," Kurt said. "I'd like that, but we have to be friends, Blaine."

"Okay-" Blaine began, only to be interrupted.

"Blaine!" Trent called. "They have the winner. We have to go!"

"Coming," Blaine called back. He looked up at Kurt and smiled.

"I missed you, and I'll get to see you again before you leave, right?"

"Yeah-" Kurt began, but stopped as Blaine turned away.

Blaine pretended he didn't hear the whispered 'I love you' from behind him.

He knew that he'd made the right decision, but it still hurt. Even as he climbed back on stage, he couldn't help but think of Kurt. He still had feelings for Kurt, but they had changed, and he had to figure those out before they started dating again.

That was only fair for both of them.

Blaine looked up from his hands, looking at the competitors around him.

He saw Tina, who looked very excited but very nervous at the same time. And Marley, who looked so scared that, if Blaine didn't know better, he would have thought that she had messed up somewhere. He was sure she hadn't though, she was very good.

He saw Rider and Jake, who looked a lot more compatible than when Blaine had last seen them.

It was amazing that the New Directions hadn't seemed to change at all.

Turning to his own teammates, he could see worry and hope on all of their faces... except two.

Hunter looked furious, probably still angry at him, and David was nearly in tears. Blaine wished to comfort him, but what could he say? If they lost, then it would honestly have been because of him. Hunter saw him looking and sent him a fierce glare, causing Blaine to turn away quickly and look at the New Directions again.

His eyes met Sam's and they shared a smile. Blaine felt a small flutter in the pit of his stomach.

He definitely needed to figure out his feelings.

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Kurt stared up at Blaine on the stage. He couldn't believe what had just happened.

Kurt had thought that Blaine would apologize again and be thrilled to be his boyfriend; damn, thinking like that made him sound really shallow.

Blaine had cheated. If anyone wanted to only be friends. then it should be Kurt.

Did Blaine not like him anymore? They were supposed to be soul mates.

Right?

"And in second place..." the man's voice yelled, just the tiniest bit too loud.

"The New Directions!" Kurt gaped at the stage. The New Directions had just lost Sectionals for the first tie since they started.

The Warblers had won.

There was no way Blaine was transferring back to McKinley now.

"And in first place, the Warblers!" the man yelled again. Kurt watched as Blaine jumped and cheered, looking so happy. He hugged Trent and then Sebastian.

Seeing that, Kurt felt a flash of jealousy. But Blaine wasn't Sebastian's, he never would be.

Right?

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Blaine stiffened a tiny bit when Sebastian embraced him, but he didn't pull away. It was just a friendly hug, right? That's why it felt so... nice.

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Hey guys! I know this is late, but I'm in school again, and it's already hard (and it's only he second day!)

I'm going to die this year.

Please review! Sorry for any typos. I'm doing this on my iPad because my mum thinks I'm asleep...

Thanks to all my old reviewers!

Disclaimer: I do not own Glee.