AN: Here you have the last chapter of this story. Thank you so much for reading! Enjoy!

Chapter 12

So, guys, the day I have been working towards for the past four years is finally here. Today is the day of my recital. I am so excited, you guys, this is intense. A lot of you have been following me for a long time, and you've been so kind and inquisitive, asking me the most amazing, discussion-inducing questions and supported me whenever I've needed to test anything on you or ranted about whatever troubled me. I really would love for all of you to be there with me, but I know that is not possible. So I have arranged for someone to film the concert tonight, and I'll upload it and leave the link, if you're interested in seeing what my time at Juilliard has culminated in. Be prepared to be spammed with details and comments tomorrow. For tonight I just want to say thank you to all my followers. I know this is mostly only a big deal to me, but your support has meant the world to me, so. Thank you.

- 2BaBumblebee

The best way to wake up, Blaine decided, was to the smell of coffee and your boyfriends fingers combing through your hair while whispering sweet clichés in your ear.

"Mm, morning roomie," Blaine whispered, not bothering opening his eyes just yet. He felt Kurt's smile against his ear. About five and a bit months before Wes had taken to jokingly call Kurt his roomie no. 2 (R2 for short). The couple had, slowly, realized just how much truth there was to Wes' joke, and proceeded to unceremoniously make it official. (Of course, Wes had then thrown a big party in celebration, cooperating with Rachel. Blaine chose not to comment on that partnership.)

"Morning, sweetheart. You wanna open your eyes? I made breakfast for us." Kurt whispered, pressing a few kisses into Blaine's curls. Blaine grunted ungraciously, pressing up against Kurt's hand in his hair.

"What'd you make?" He asked, slowly letting the pliantness of sleep drift from his body.

"Greek yogurt with homemade muesli and fresh fruit, and a tomato, cheese and ham omelet." with a sigh Blaine stretched the final haze of sleep from his body and got settled against the headboard, opening his arms for Kurt to settle against him with the full tray.

"So. Big day today. Are you ready?" Kurt asked after a few moments.

"As ready as I'll ever be," Blaine replied, "We know the pieces, we know we can play them, so. We should be fine, but yeah, I'm nervous. I think we all are."

"You'll be amazing! You always are. I can't wait to see it." Kurt said, twisting his head around to send Blaine a convincing smile.

"Hmm, thanks for the confidence, honey. Are you planning on going to the office today?" Kurt had finally left F&S behind a month prior, when the owner of a newly started womens' magazine had somewhat headhunted VonTrappChild to write the fashion column. The new job suited Kurt a lot better. The pay was a little higher than what he had been getting, and the freedom he was allowed in both style and subject matter was a dream come true for him.

"Nope. Working from home. Which really means preparing the last details for your surprise tonight."

"Ooh, my surprise. You gonna give me a hint?" Blaine pleaded ineffectually since Kurt couldn't see his puppy dog eyes.

"Nope. You're just going to have to wait, my love." Kurt replied, twisting again to send Blaine a big toothy smile before settling his head back against Blaine's shoulder. Blaine huffed, annoyed, but pressed a kiss against Kurt's hair anyway.

Blaine was quite certain he had never been this nervous before. Why he was this nervous he wasn't sure. Maybe it was because he knew the Hall would be filled with his teachers and fellow students, who had all followed his career at Juilliard intently, and had made comments for the past month about how much they were looking forward to see what he and his quartet had to offer. - They were fairly well known amongst the student body and the faculty, and Blaine knew they had something to prove. There was also the fact that Kurt was seated in there. Since their argument before Christmas, Kurt had made it a point to go to all Blaine's public performances and competitions, and he had made good friends with the other three members of the quartet Blaine played with on a regular basis. It still meant a lot to Blaine that Kurt was willing to share this with him. A few minutes before Kurt had texted him to let him know how proud he had been to see his boyfriend's face on all the programs laying on the chairs in the hall, and to tell him good luck and that he loved him.

Megan, the cellist came up to him, cello in hand, and a nervous smile on her pretty round face.

"Ready for this?" she asked. Blaine took a deep inhale before answering.

"Yeah," he said as the others came up to the stage entrance as well. "Let's do this," he said to the three of them. With one last smile over his shoulder he stepped through the curtains and onto the stage, applause rising from the audience as a grand welcome.

"Blaine!" Kurt called, coming into the small room backstage at a run, "That was the most amazing thing, ever!" Blaine turned around from packing away his violin just in time to catch his boyfriend in a warm, tight hug."You were so perfect! I cried when you played that Telemann piece, it was so beautiful and heartfelt." Kurt continued before turning slightly in Blaine's arms. "Everyone loved it, guys. You should be so proud of yourselves." he told the room before turning back to Blaine and pressing a kiss against his lips. "you ready for your surprise?"

"Yeah," Blaine stole another kiss before shimmering out of Kurt's hold. "Thanks for tonight guys! See you tomorrow for celebratory brunch at our place."

"Are you going to tell me about my surprise now?" Blaine inquired as he and Kurt made their way towards the foyer of the building.

"No. But you'll see in a moment." Kurt replied sneakily. They pressed through the doors to the foyer a moment later to be met by the sight of a group of people sort of vibrating with contained excitement. Blaine gasped as he recognized each and every face. In the middle, Cooper was sort of jumping up and down without really taking off of the ground. He had his arms around a small Asian looking lady, neatly dressed, and graying hair swept into a tight bun. To their left Nick had an arm wrapped around Jeff's waist, attempting to keep the blond from hurtling across the floor to throw himself at Blaine. David and Mercedes were standing behind them, somewhat more demurely, though broadly smiling. Wes was standing next to them, holding a large colourful bouquet. To Coopers right was a gathering of old classmates, all holding flowers and presents, smiling warmly at him.

"Mom?!" Blaine exclaimed overwhelmed, "Cooper! David. What are you all doing here!"

"They're part of the surprise." Kurt whispered in Blaine's ear before pushing him forwards, towards his mothers waiting arms.

"Hey, Baby B." his mom said affectionately, embracing her son lovingly, "I'm so sorry I almost missed this. You were so beautiful out there my baby boy. I'm so proud of you!" tears were welling up in Blaine's eyes at his mother's words.

"I can't believe you're actually here!" he exclaimed.

"You can thank your wonderful boyfriend for that. He planned this whole thing." his mother said, accepting another tight hug, before passing him on to his brother.

"Hey squirt!" Cooper cheered, hoisting his brother of the floor. "Nice fiddling out there!"

"Thanks," Blaine answered sincerely, feeling utterly overwhelmed already. The next several minutes were spent greeting all the familiar people, accepting hugs, congratulations and presents. Blaine kept looking towards his boyfriend, standing of to the side with the most angelic smile of pride and happiness on his face, trying to convey his gratitude through a single look.

"Okay, people. We need to get moving. We have a party to get to." Kurt exclaimed after some time.

"A party?" Blaine asked, finally managing to make it all the way to Kurt's side and wrap an arm around his waist. Kurt hummed affirmingly, leaning in to kiss Blaine's forehead.

"We'll be walking," Kurt informed Blaine as they all began making their way towards the exit.

"Thank you for doing that for me, Kurt." Blaine said as they left the building, waving goodbye to Cooper as he followed his mother into a cap. "Best surprise ever."

"You're welcome. But that wasn't actually the surprise. The party is. It's in this loft, and I invited everyone we know. And I spend the whole morning baking mini strawberry cupcakes and a whole bunch of other small pastry treats, so you better be impressed!" Kurt pointed a mock-threatening finger at Blaine as they made their way down the steps hand in hand.

"That sounds amazing! I can't believe you're doing all this for me, and it's not even that big of a deal, I mean. It's my recital, and it was important but it's not like I graduated or something." Blaine lent against Kurt's side as they made their way along the streets.

"Your mom and I made a deal, she got graduation, so." Kurt said, his voice light and happy. Blaine laughed, feeling light and joyful after a successful concert and one of the biggest, most wonderful surprises of his life.

"I just can't believe they all came," Blaine said, wonder in his voice.

"They wanted to, Bee. They wanted to share this with you." Kurt replied calmly.

"And I have the best boyfriend in the world, doing all these amazing things for me." Blaine lent over to press a kiss against Kurt's cheek.

"My boyfriend's pretty great too, playing like an angel, making people cry with the share beauty of it all."

"Hmm, we're both pretty great, I think," Blaine mussed, "but together we're the greatest."

"Hey everyone. Can I steal a moment of your partying time? Thank you. I just wanted to say a few words. A lot of you have asked me why I wanted to throw this party for Blaine. Some of you, I think, even have your own grand theories as to why it was so important to me to have everyone come and share this night with us; theories that perhaps included a ring and one of my knees. - That, I can safely inform you, is not happening to night. - in fact, since so many of you have already noticed mine or Blaine's beautiful rings, I might as well confirm that yes, we are engaged to be married. The whole story will have to follow at another moment in time. Anyway, back to why I wanted to have this party. Blaine means the world to me. I love him with everything I have. He has changed so many things in my life, all of them to the better. He is the most inspirational, exceptional and gorgeous man I have ever even gotten close to, and every day I do a little happy dance before he wakes up, because that angel, still sleeping in our bed, loves me and wants to spend the rest of his life with me. And I know I'm not the only one he has touched in a profound way, just by being the amazing man that he is. But sometimes he forgets that, or he doesn't notice. That is what I wanted from this party. I want him to see how many people he has touched, how many lives he has influenced. So thank you all for coming, and for helping me prove my point. And Blaine. I love you. Now get back to the party, everyone!"

AN: And that's that. Among a lot of other numbers, Blaine played Telemann's fantasia no. 1, which is a really beautiful solo violin piece, in my opinion. I know that I chose a fairly lose structure for this story, so if there is anything you're missing or anything you would like to see, please let me know, and I will fill you in... But other than that, I just wanted to say thank you for reading this, my first published story.