Warnings: blood drinking, major character death (don't worry, he comes back)
Five years later:
Kurt Hummel-Anderson left his office building and headed for the subway with a happy bounce in his step and a huge smile on his face. He'd graduated from Parsons the week before with a degree in fashion design and he'd finally got that promotion he wanted at work. Everything was going great for Kurt Hummel-Anderson, and he was ready to make it even better.
Before he'd graduated from high school, he and his soulmate Blaine Anderson (now Blaine Anderson-Hummel) had made the decision that Kurt would be turned into a vampire like him so that they could live together for eternity. In the five years since, he and Blaine had moved to New York City where got Kurt accepted into college with an almost full ride. Blaine had absolutely no qualms about moving with him, as the city was much more vampire friendly and it was easier for both him and Kurt to be open and honest about their relationship. The rented a little shoe box apartment near Kurt's college so that he could live on campus and be close to it. Blaine quickly found a job teaching music at a local high school, something he'd always wanted to do. Their life together was absolutely perfect in their eyes. Of course, they ran into a few bumps along the way, but they were both extremely happy together. The only thing that could possibly make it better was turning Kurt. It ensured to both of them that nothing would take Kurt away from Blaine while he was still vulnerable and that they would live happily ever after, always and forever.
When Kurt reached his and Blaine's apartment, he knew that Blaine was already home due to the stack of papers in progress of being graded on the coffee table. Some things never change, he thought.
"Blaine!" he called, closing the door behind him. He listened for a response as he took of his jacket and shoes and put them in their places.
"In the bathroom!" Blaine called back. Kurt smiled as he made his way to their bathroom in search of his husband. The door was open when he reached it, so he knocked lightly on the doorframe to announce his presence. Blaine was in the middle of shaving, but paused to greet Kurt when he joined him in the little bathroom. "Hey," Blaine smiled, locking eyes with Kurt through the bathroom mirror.
"Hey," Kurt said back, wrapping his arms around Blaine's waist and resting his chin on his shoulder. "How was your day?" he asked.
"Really good, actually. The kids were really great and there was minimal drama in the teacher's lounge," Blaine laughed.
"Good," Kurt laughed. He pressed a soft kiss to Blaine's jaw and sighed happily.
Blaine seemed to take notice of his mate's cheerful attitude as he turned around in Kurt's arms before asking, "What's got you in such a good mood? You're never this happy when you come home from work."
Kurt smiled up at Blaine before pressing a soft kiss to the man's lips. The kiss sent tingles down both men's spines, and made them shiver in the best way possible, just like the first time they'd kissed and every time after. As he drew away, Kurt whispered against Blaine's lips something that the vampire felt he'd waited an eternity to hear. "I want to be turned," Kurt said, looking up at Blaine from under his eyelashes.
Blaine was speechless. This moment was inevitable for them, and he knew that it would happen someday, but he couldn't form the words to describe how happy he was that it was finally happening. The past five years he'd spent with his mate were the best five years of his life, but also in some ways the worst. After Kurt had informed him that he would grow old and die unless they found a way to keep him young and alive, Blaine was always on edge. Whenever Kurt got sick, he always thought that the illness, however menial, would kill him before he got the chance to be turned. Whenever Kurt snipped himself with scissors at work, no matter how shallow or small the cut, Blaine always feared he'd bleed out or get an infection that would kill him. Whenever Kurt tripped on that stupid piece of sidewalk outside their apartment building, Blaine thought that he would fall and break his head open on the pavement. It sounded ridiculous sometimes and he knew it was, but he loved Kurt something fierce and he couldn't imagine a life without him, especially after they'd figured out how to live together forever.
So when Kurt told Blaine he was ready to be turned, Blaine was beyond ecstatic, beyond overjoyed. He thanked the gods above that his mate hadn't been taken from him too soon.
After a tense few moments of silence and staring into each other's eyes, Blaine asked, "Are you sure?" because he knew how his mate felt about vampires, or at least how he used to feel, and he wanted to make sure that the man was 100% certain that he was ready.
Kurt nodded and smiled. "Yes, Blaine. I've been thinking about it for a while now, actually. I wanted you to turn me after I graduated from college and I had a stable job, and right now I have both of those things. I'm ready to be yours, always and forever," he said.
"Always and forever," Blaine whispered back, resting his forehead against Kurt's. Those three words meant more to them than a simple "I love you". They weren't just a declaration of love, they were a promise. A promise that no matter what, they would love each other and be together until the end of their days, however long that may be.
Kurt leaned forward and captured Blaine's lips between his own, pouring love and confidence into it. He wanted to be turned, to spend forever with the one he loved.
The two broke away and smiled at each other, both happy in their own ways that this was happening.
The spent a majority of the evening in that way, out of the bathroom, though. They traded smiles and kisses as they planned for Kurt's turning. They couldn't do it just anywhere or anytime. Their apartment in New York wouldn't work for a turning because there were so many people nearby that Kurt would want to drink from if they stayed there. Their place wasn't proofed for newborn vampires in anyway, but there was somewhere that was.
The Anderson mansion in Columbus, Ohio was the only place that Blaine would even consider turning Kurt because it was the safest place for him to be after the turning. The rooms were sound proofed and allowed no light or smells in, which could annoy and possibly hurt the new vampire. There was an abundance of people there willing to let vampires feed from there as well as an endless supply of bagged blood that would do just as well. Plus, there would be tens of vampires there at any given time to aid Kurt in the transition, not to mention Blaine himself.
The two soulmates called Blaine's coven parents, Andrea and Xavier Anderson, to inform them of their decision and to set up a date that would work for them all. They planned for the two to be down in Columbus for the next two weeks, give or take. Kurt called off work as well, telling Isabel Wright that he had a family emergency, to which she generously told him to take as much time as he needed. Blaine also called off work and had his student teacher agree to cover for him for as long as he needed. They then called Burt Hummel to tell him the news, to which he simply responded, "About time."
Knowing that they had to get the show on the road as turnings can take a long time, the two immediately began getting ready to leave for Ohio. Kurt packed their things while Blaine booked the soonest flights for them. They left the apartment for the airport soon after Kurt was done packing. They spent the cab ride there discreetly discussing the turning and how it would go.
Blaine gave Kurt a refresher on the process, telling him that he would drink Kurt's blood and then give him his own before waiting some time for the blood to spread through Kurt's system. After that, Blaine would have to kill him with his blood still in Kurt's body. Everything after that was a guessing game. There was no length of time that was set in stone for someone to wake up after being turned. It could take hours or it could take weeks. It really depended on the person and how strong they were, mentally and physically. Blaine had a feeling that Kurt's turning process wouldn't take very long because the man was one of the strongest people he'd ever known, but they still couldn't know for sure and would just have to wait and find out.
They discussed this and they ways their lives would change all the way to Columbus. The flight didn't take long, thankfully, and they touched down in Columbus before 8. The Anderson's sent a car to pick them up from the airport, which had them at the house around 8:30. When they got there, however, both were incredibly tired from the travel and talking and retired to Blaine's old room almost immediately.
Kurt was the first to wake the next morning, and found himself incredibly hungry as he hadn't eaten since lunch the day before. He kissed Blaine's cheek softly before getting out of bed, trying not to wake him. He padded downstairs quietly and started searching for the kitchen. Blaine had vaguely shown him the house when they'd arrived yesterday evening, but he still had no idea where to go. After wandering around the long, winding halls for the right place, Kurt started to hear other people bustling about a few rooms away. Hoping that they were in the kitchen or could at least lead him to one, he followed the sounds.
When he finally found the kitchen, he found Andrea, Xavier, and Cooper in there conversing over glasses of what Kurt assumed was human blood. Andrea smiled as he walked in.
"Kurt!" she exclaimed, getting up from the bar the three were sitting at and coming over to gather him in a warm embrace. "How are you?" she asked. "We didn't get to talk much last night."
"I'm great, Andrea, thank you," he said, withdrawing from the hug. "How are you?"
"Oh, I'm doing just fine, sweetie. I'm glad you and Blaine finally decided to go through with this," she said sweetly.
"Me too," Blaine mumbled groggily as he walked into the kitchen and immediately attached himself to his mate's side. Kurt smiled at him and kissed his cheek before turning back to Andrea.
"Thanks," he said. "It's been long enough, we figured it was time."
"Mmm, it was definitely time," Blaine murmured, nuzzling his face into Kurt's neck.
"Dude, Blaine, I'm trying to eat," Cooper said suddenly, earning a glare from the vampire in question. Kurt tilted his head slightly in confusion, not understanding what Cooper was talking about since he wasn't even looking at them and Blaine hadn't said anything wrong.
"Don't read my mind then," Blaine shot back. Kurt remembered then that Cooper's ability was mind reading, and that he'd most likely just done so to Blaine. Kurt blushed at the thought of what Blaine could have been thinking to make him say that.
"Gods, Kurt, not you too," Cooper whined. "Horn dogs."
"Cooper," Xavier warned.
"I can't help it," Cooper said into his glass.
"You may be able to hear them, but you don't have to share other people's thoughts, son," Xavier said pointedly.
"Sorry," Cooper murmured.
Kurt eyebrows furrowed in thought. He'd almost forgotten that the Anderson vampires had abilities, and that he would likely get one of his own.
"Kurt? Sweetheart? Something on your mind?" Andrea asked.
"Will… will I get an ability like you guys when I'm turned?" Kurt asked. "Or will I just stay the same? Does being turned from a turned vampire effect that?"
"If you have Anderson blood in you, you'll have an ability, Kurt," Xavier said. "There has never been a member of our family without one, turned or not."
"What's it like?" he asked next. "Having an ability."
"It's a lot like your magic," Blaine said. "Except you can really only do one thing instead of hundreds."
"I-I won't keep my magic, will I?" Kurt asked, staring at the floor. He knew what the answer was, but he was scared to lose his magic completely. It was the only thing that kept him connected him to his mother anymore, and he didn't want to lose that connection.
"It's not likely," Xavier said. "But like Blaine said, having an ability is a lot like having magic, so it's not like you will lose it completely, but you won't have the full powers you do now."
Kurt nodded but frowned. His heart was heavy with sadness and guilt; he kept the memory of his mother alive with his magic and the book she'd given him, and he didn't want that to be taken away. But he couldn't back down from this just because of that, he thought.
Blaine noticed Kurt's suddenly sullen attitude and knew that his mate didn't want to lose his magic for good. "It's not too late to find another option, my sweet boy. You don't have to do this if you don't want to," he said, rubbing Kurt's arms soothingly.
"I want to, Blaine, I'm just… scared, I guess. Of losing the only thing that keeps my mother close."
Andrea smiled softly and drew Kurt into a hug. "I know that it seems like your magic is the only thing keeping her alive, but it's not. You are, Kurt. Not your magic, just you. She will always be with you, and being a vampire won't change that."
Kurt tried to sniffle discreetly, but being in a room full of vampires made that impossible. "Thank you, Andrea," he said, voice teary but happy.
As they pulled away, Xavier cleared his throat before speaking. "So, when do you boys plan on doing this?" he asked, standing from his seat at the bar and coming to them.
"Um, tomorrow?" Blaine asked, looking to Kurt for confirmation. "I'd do it right now, but we need to prep the room and such."
"Okay," Kurt and Xavier said simultaneously. They looked at each other and smiled softly before turning back.
"What do we need to do to prep?" Kurt asked.
"Well, the room needs to be cleaned thoroughly to remove any scents from people who were there previously, we need to make sure that the room is fully secure from outside scents, sounds, and light, and we need to test your blood type to find the right match for you to drink when you wake up. I'm sure there's others, but those are the big things," Blaine said.
"And that will take all day?" Kurt asked.
Blaine shook his head. "Not all day, but most of it. If you want to start the process once we're done, you're welcome to, but I didn't want to assume you'd be okay with that," he said.
"Okay. I'll be sure to let you know, then."
Blaine smiled and nodded. Honestly, the faster they could start Kurt's turning the better he would feel.
After the five finished breakfast, they all pitched in to help prep for Kurt's turning. Cooper, having a background in medicine, drew some of Kurt's blood to test his type. It wasn't necessary, but giving a vampire their own blood type as their first drink somehow satiated their thirst for longer and made them less likely to lash out when they needed more. After determining his blood type, Cooper arranged for both blood bags and Donors of the same type to be ready for whenever Kurt woke up. Kurt was adamant that he wouldn't drink from a person, but Cooper called for both anyways.
While they were doing that, Andrea, Xavier, and Blaine set out on cleaning the room Kurt would be turned in. There was an entire wing of the mansion dedicated to special rooms for turnings, and Blaine choose the room farthest from the rest of the house just for the added protection against sounds and smells that might aggravate Kurt when he woke up. Newborns got easily angry at the abundance of noise, light, and smell because everything was heightened when they're turned and it can be overwhelming for them.
With all of them working together, it didn't take as long as Blaine was expecting for everything to be ready for Kurt's turning. Soon enough, the room was cleaned and secured, Kurt's blood type was on hand, and the family was ready to help Kurt through the next however many days after his transition.
Kurt and Blaine sat on the bed in the turning room, neither saying a word. Kurt thought he was ready to be turned that night, but his anxiety and fear about it told him otherwise. Blaine could sense that his mate was feeling uncomfortable, as he asked, "Kurt? Are you alright?" Kurt nodded but didn't reply verbally, making Blaine's brows furrow in concern. "We don't have to do this tonight is you don't want to," Blaine said, turning more towards his mate.
"No, I want to do it tonight. I'm just… a little scared, is all," Kurt replied smiling up at Blaine.
"I understand," Blaine whispered. "I was scared, too. Of course, I didn't know what was going on at the time, but making such a drastic change in your life is always a little terrifying. But you have a whole army of people behind you who love you and that will help you along the way," he said.
Kurt sighed deeply, gearing himself up for what was to come. "Let's do it," he said. "I'm ready."
Blaine chuckled and nodded. "Of course. Let me go get a few things and I'll be right back," he said, kissing Kurt on the cheek before leaving the room. He was back in less than two minutes with some fruit and bottles of juice.
"What are those for?" Kurt asked, eyeing the items as Blaine put them on the bedside table.
"You know how they give you cookies and juice after you give blood?" Blaine asked. Kurt confirmed that he did, and Blaine continued. "This is kinda like that, but I want you to eat and drink before we do this to get your strength up. I have to take a lot of blood from you to be able to replace it with the right out to turn you, so you'll be weakened by that. This should help you stay conscious after the fact."
"Okay," Kurt said, taking the two apples and bottle of gatorade that Blaine handed him. He quickly finished them all off, and was soon ready. "How do we do this?" Kurt asked. "Do we just drink from each other and then wait?"
"Pretty much, yeah. It only takes about an hour for the blood to properly enter your system, so we just have to wait that long."
"Alright," Kurt said with a nod. He stood up before taking off his shirt and placing it on the dresser. It was one of his favorites, and he was not about to risk getting blood on it. When he returned to the bed, he sat down against the headboard like Blaine instructed him to. Blaine then straddled Kurt's legs after taking off his own shirt.
"You ready?" he asked softly.
Kurt nodded confidently. "Ready as I'll ever be," he smiled.
Blaine smiled back as Kurt tilted his head to the side and closed his eyes. Blaine leaned forward and let his fangs unsheath. He licked Kurt's skin, priming the area he wanted to pierce, before biting down.
The process was as natural to them as walking now, but Blaine was delighted every time he took a mouthful of his mate's blood. It was exactly as they had described it; like drinking the finest wine after a lifetime of only drinking water. Nothing could ever compare to the taste of his soulmate's blood, and he knew that going back to regular blood after Kurt's turning would be difficult, but he was glad that this was finally happening.
Blaine took in giant, gulping mouthfuls of Kurt's blood, drinking more than he ever had before. A large portion of Kurt's blood needed to be replaced with a vampire's if he was to be turned. He'd never turned any one before, but Blaine used his own experience as a guide for how much to take. He remembered feeling like he was going to pass out right when his maker stopped drinking, so he watched Kurt as he took his blood for the right time to stop.
He only took a few more big gulps before Kurt's eyelids started drooping, his heartbeat started slowing, and his skin started paling. Blaine pulled away and licked at the bite marks to seal them before holding Kurt's head between his hands. He gently shook the boy back awake and smiled at him.
"Almost done," he said softly. "You need to drink from me now." Kurt nodded but was unable to form any words. Blaine took that as a go ahead and bit his own wrist deeply before offering the appendage to Kurt. Kurt latched onto Blaine's arm and sucked, drawing in large mouthfuls of Blaine's blood. It didn't taste good to him by any means, but his body reacted to the first taste and knew it needed it. Blaine stopped Kurt when he took what he felt like was enough.
Kurt's mouth was rimmed with blood as he drew back, at which Blaine chuckled softly. He grabbed a tissue from the side table before gently wiping at Kurt's mouth and chin, cleaning off the drying blood. Kurt blushed slightly at the action.
"And now we wait?" he asked.
"Now we wait," Blaine confirmed.
The two spent the next hour or so simply cuddling under the covers discussing the ways their lives would change in the next few days. Blaine was excited that Kurt would be able to keep up with him stamina wise but also that the stress of worrying about Kurt getting hurt and/or dying would be gone. Kurt was also glad for the stamina thing, and that he wouldn't be losing his magic completely. They were both of course grateful for the fact that they would be together forever as well.
When the alarm that Blaine had set for an hour went off, they stopped talking and stared at each other, both not really ready for the next part.
"H-how are we going to do this?" Kurt asked, referring to the way in which Blaine would kill him so that he would turn.
"Um, the normal way is by breaking the neck, since it's quick and not that painful. We can't do anything that would make you lose blood and you can't ingest anything, so that's really the only thing I can think of," Blaine said slowly. He didn't want to kill his mate, but he knew that he had to to complete the turning process.
"Okay," Kurt said, drawing in a deep breath. "Are we ready then?"
"I am if you are," Blaine said with a nod. The two sat up and stared at each other for a long moment, both trying to convey how sorry they were about this. Kurt, sorry that his mate had to kill him and Blaine, sorry that he had to do the killing at all.
"Go ahead," Kurt whispered. Blaine sighed once before grabbing Kurt by the back of the neck and drawing him into a deep kiss. Kurt pressed into it fiercely, trying to reassure his mate as best he could.
"See you soon," Blaine said, voice barely above a whisper.
"I love you," Kurt said in response. Blaine smiled softly.
"I love you too," he said. Kurt nodded once to Blaine, telling him to go ahead with it. Blaine put his hands on either side of Kurt's head and closed his eyes. He whispered a countdown of "3...2...1," before he quickly jerked Kurt's head to the side. The resulting, sickening crack that came next made tears well up in Blaine's eyes as he opened them.
The sight before him was one he never wanted to see. Kurt, neck limp and lifeless, dead in his arms. His heartbeat slowed to a stop as all the life drained out of him, making Blaine's sobs grow loud. He gently tried to lay Kurt down on the bed, careful not to hurt him even more.
Blaine's sobs and tears didn't quiet until a while later when he heard Kurt's heartbeat start again, the rhythm stronger and more powerful than ever before. His tears turned into those of joy as this happened and the color returned to Kurt's face. His neck righted itself soon after, but he didn't open his eyes.
He didn't open his eyes for days, in fact. Kurt was alive and well, it seemed, but he wouldn't wake up, and Blaine was incredibly worried. Andrea and Xavier tried to reassure him that his mate was fine and that these things took time, but he couldn't be soothed. He spent an entire week sitting vigil at Kurt's bedside, holding his hand and telling him to wake up. He wouldn't move for food, sleep, to shower, or to see his family. The more time that passed, the more worried Blaine became that Kurt would never wake up, despite Xavier telling him that that'd never happened. He couldn't bear the thought of losing his mate, not when they were this close to being together forever.
Blaine succumbed to his exhaustion eventually, but didn't get to sleep for long as he was soon awakened by a voice softly chanting his name. He thought it was a dream at first, and that it wasn't real, but when someone started pushing his shoulder, he knew it wasn't a dream. His eyes fluttered open, his mind still half asleep.
"Blaine," the voice said again. Blaine looked up at the source of the voice and about jumped with joy as he saw who it was.
"Kurt," he sobbed. "Oh gods, Kurt, you're finally awake."
"Mmm, and you're really loud," Kurt said, scrunching his nose in distaste. Blaine chuckled softly but lowered his voice.
"I'm so glad you're awake," he whispered, eyes raking over his mate's beautiful face.
"Ready to spend eternity together?" Kurt asked, taking Blaine's hand in his own.
"Always and forever," Blaine said, smiled brighter than the sun.
"Always and forever."
That's all folks! The end of the SMYL journey. I hope you enjoyed reading this as much as I did writing it. This was a wonderful journey for me, and I just wanted to thank you all again for being here with me.
Please please please let me know what you thought of this story and if you have any requests for the one-shot/drabble series or for other stories. I will hopefully post the one-shot series soon, so look forward to that! I'm also going to be working on another story here pretty soon, featuring famous!Blaine and the Dalton guys.
That's all I have for you guys, and I hope to talk to you soon!