Rise Above The Ashes
Chapter 10
2 months later….
"I don't want to be a performer anymore Kurt. It's something I will always love, no matter what I've said this year to contradict that, but it's not what I want anymore."
"Do you know what you want?" Kurt asked, trying to keep the shock out of his voice. For as much as Blaine had grown and changed since October, he knew in himself that one thing remained true, and that was that Blaine loved singing and performing.
Turning to look at his boyfriend, Blaine smiled softly. "I want to help kids that this has happened to. I need to help them and I guess the likes of kids being used in pawns of their parents divorce, or who have been through any horrible thing that children should not in any way have happen to them or be involved with. I want to be a lawyer. I want to speak up for the little people. The ones who don't have a voice, who aren't treated equal by society. My parents dying was the worst thing that could have happened to me and for all of the people around me, it felt like no one was actually there for me and I don't want any kid to feel like that."
Kurt pressed his lips to Blaine's chuckled softly when his eyes widened before he sunk into the kiss. "I love you so damn much. I'm so proud of you Blaine."
"Really?" Blaine's eyes flickered over Kurt's face, awe covering his own.
"Really, really Cupcake, we're all proud of you, etc, etc," Kitty smirked as she and dropped down beside them on the grass, New Directions old and new trailing after them. "Just don't forget the little people, yeah?"
Blaine rolled his eyes, "You're still my best friend Baby Girl, just hurry up and graduate so you can move to New York too."
"At this rate I'll have enough credits to graduate next year," Kitty beamed placing her hands under her chin. "Not just a pretty face, thank you very much."
The boys laughed as Santana placed a picnic basket down next to the group, the group now growing rapidly in size. Kurt smirked as he slapped a nicotine patch onto Blaine's arm and pressed a kiss to Blaine's temple when he glared at it.
"You're quitting if you're staying with me."
Blaine sighed, dropping back against Kurt's chest again. "I never smoked that much in the first place," He grumbled, swiping the chocolate donut from Sam's hand.
"Yeah but you get crabby," Kurt laughed, Sam staring at his empty hand, blinking in confusion. He pointed a finger at Blaine who yelped, standing and running with the donut with Sam chasing after him. The rest of the Glee Club members watched Sam chase Blaine around the park until Blaine shoved the donut whole in his mouth. Sam watched him for a minute before lunging forward, throwing a laughing Blaine over his shoulder and marching back to the group waiting for them.
"I'm so glad he's letting himself be happy again," Kitty grinned, leaning into Kurt's shoulder.
"You and me both Kitty, You and me both."
Staying at the park long past the fireworks, the large group had retreated back to where they had set up their multiple tents in the middle of nowhere. They were now all making their own fun, dancing and joking with one of the car stereos blasting, drink flowing freely between them.
Kurt lay in the back of his Dad's truck that they'd borrowed for the weekend, Blaine cuddled into his side in their blanket and pillow fort.
"I'm so glad I found you," Blaine slurred sleepily, snuggling further into Kurt's shoulder and throwing his leg over his hips.
Kurt chuckled softly, pressing a tender kiss to Blaine's messy curls, "Technically I found you."
"Semantics," Blaine yawned, eyes fluttering shut, Kurt tracing his bowtie puzzle piece tattoo tenderly under his bracelets.