Chapter three has arrived! It took me some time to write this but I've finally finished another chapter! Sooo enjoy :)
Chapter Three
Its noon and Blaine is practically jumping up and down in anticipation. He can't wait to see Nick. He hasn't seen him since the summer before he started college. Blaine checks his watch for the thousandth time in the past five minutes. 11:58. Two more minutes. Blaine finally sees Nick appear from behind a group of people walking. Blaine grins and waves at Nick excitedly. Nick smiles wide and waves back, walking faster over to Blaine. Nick comes up to him and jumps into Blaine for a tight hug. Blaine laughs and hugs his friend back just as tightly.
"It's no nice to have you here!" Blaine says, still hugging Nick. Nick pulls away and smiles at him.
"It's nice to have you here too! I don't know anyone else!" Nick says with a laugh. Blaine chuckles and sits down on the edge of the fountain and Nick sits down next to him.
"So what have you been up to man?" Blaine asks, looking over at the other former Warbler. Nick shrugs.
"Nothing really. I mean, I went to Ohio State with Jeff for three years. Then we broke up so I came here…where I've always wanted to go," Nick says.
"Yeah, I heard you and Jeff broke up… I'm sorry about that, dude," Blaine says, patting Nick's shoulder comfortingly. Nick shrugs again.
"It's fine. Once I got here I kind of noticed that he was just holding me back, you know? But I didn't mind in the least. I love him. Uh, loved him…" Nick says, looking down at his feet. Blaine nodded understandingly.
"I know what you mean. Kurt and I broke up a while back because I was holding him back apparently..." Blaine said with a sigh. Nick looked over at Blaine with a confused expression on his face.
"How could you possibly hold him back? You were nothing but supportive and you helped him get where he is now. He wouldn't even be on Broadway if it wasn't for you. You pushed him to go to that audition," Nick spat out. Blaine can't help but smile at his friend's words.
"You're such a great friend, Nick. You always have been. Even when you don't realize you're doing it, you are," Blaine told him honestly. Nick can't help but blush.
"Thanks man, that means a lot to me," Nick says in return. "Why don't we go grab a coffee? I'm sure you're still as addicted as ever," Nick says with a smirk on his face making Blaine laugh.
"Yeah, that I am…" Blaine admits. Nick chuckles and gets up, as does Blaine. "Come on, it's this way," Blaine says, leading Nick towards the coffee shop. As they walk Nick looks around to all the sights on campus. Whenever they pass something worth mentioning, Blaine will point it out to Nick and explain it a little bit to him. Nick's grateful for the information since he still has no idea where he's going on campus. They make it to the little coffee shop and get in line. The line is short so they get their drinks quickly and sit down at a little table near the window.
"So, if you don't mind me asking, why did you and Jeff break up? And you can totally tell me I'm out of line asking if I am," Blaine says, unsure if Nick wants to talk about it or not.
"Oh no, definitely not out of line. You're my friend, of course you're curious," Nick says and sighs. "Well, one day he just sat me down and told me that his feelings had changed. That he didn't love me anymore. And yeah, it hurt like hell. But what could I do? It's not like he could help how he felt. But it still stung. Like I wasn't good enough for him…"
Blaine frowned and put his hand on top of Nick's hand from across the table. "You are amazing, Nick. And anyone would be lucky to have you. Don't ever think that you aren't good enough for anyone. You know Jeff would never think that of you. You know that, Nick," he reassures his friend. Nick smiles at Blaine.
"I-I know, Blaine. It just hurt, you know?" Nick says with a shrug.
"I know it does, Nick. Believe me, I know," Blaine responds with a sigh.
"What happened with you and Kurt?" Nick asks, tilting his head. Blaine sighs again.
"Well, one day we were having this fight. We had had this fight many times before. I was upset because he never spent time with me anymore. He was always at the theatre or with his new friends that were in the show or too tired to do anything but sleep. So I was yelling about it and he started telling me that maybe it was time we called it quits. All I wanted was a resolution to the problem, not the end of our relationship. But he said it was too hard balancing a boyfriend and his career at the same time. So he chose the show over me," Blaine says sadly, looking down at his cup. Nick frowned as he saw how upset Blaine was.
"I honestly have no idea what he was thinking, Blaine. I don't know how anyone could pick someone or something over you. You're one of the best people I have ever met," Nick tells him honestly. Blaine looks up and into Nick's eyes, smiling weakly.
"Thanks, Nick," Blaine says.
"So tell me, is the campus easy to get around?" Nick asks, changing the subject.
"It's actually pretty easy," Blaine responds, glad for the subject change. "I'm sure you'll know your way around in no time."
"Well, I'm glad," Nick responds with a smile. Not before long, both of their coffees are gone.
"So, what's your next class?" Blaine asks. Nick pulls out his schedule and looks it over.
"Um, I have English at 3:30," Nick says, putting his schedule back in his pocket. Blaine smiles brightly.
"Me too! Oh, I'm so glad we have a class together," Blaine says happily. Nick smiles as well.
"That's really great, Blaine!" Nick says in return.
"Well, we have about two and a half hours until class. Would you like to go back to my apartment to hang out?" Blaine asks, standing up.
"That sounds great," Nick answers, standing up as well. Both guys threw away their cups and headed outside and made their way to Blaine's apartment. Once inside, Nick looked around at the place.
"This place is nice," Nick says, looking at a picture of Blaine and Cooper that was hanging on the wall.
"Thanks. Would you like something to drink?" Blaine asks.
"Yeah, sure," Nick says, flashing a smile at Blaine. Blaine smiles in return and heads into the kitchen to get them some water. While he's in the kitchen, Nick is just looking at all the things in Blaine's living room. He sees an item on the coffee table and walks over to pick it up. He looks at it and it's a picture or Blaine and Kurt in Central Park. Blaine walks in and sees Nick holding the picture.
"O-Oh," Blaine says, putting the two glasses down on the coffee table.
"S-Sorry," Nick says, putting the picture back down on the table.
"No, don't apologize. I'm just a little embarrassed that you found it," Blaine says, blushing slightly. "Sometimes I just have to look at it to remember it actually happened, ya know?"
"I understand," Nick says with a nod.
"D-Did you ever have to do anything like that?" Blaine asks nervously. Nick sighs.
"Well, I used to drunk dial Jeff a lot. I'd ask him if our relationship really did happen and when he told me yes I'd ask him why it ended. In the beginning it bothered him a lot, to have to keep reminding me of it. Because I know it did hurt him to do that to me. But the more I did it, the more robotic his responses became. Just the same old shtick every time," Nick tells Blaine.
"Do you still drunk dial him?" Blaine asks.
"If I get really drunk I will. Just a few drinks won't do it to me though," Nick explains. Blaine nods understandingly and sits down on the couch. Nick sits down next to him. Blaine decided it's time to lighten the mood.
"Hey, remember that time that we played that prank on Sebastian and he thought Thad was in love with him?" Blaine asked with a chuckle. Nick began laughing.
"Yes! That was the best!" Nick exclaimed. "And then Sebastian kept trying to get into Thad's pants and Thad was so confused!"
Blaine begins laughing along with Nick. They spend the next couple of hours like that. Reliving all the best Warbler memories and all the pranks they played. Which were a lot. That was the initiation to be a Warbler. You had to have a massive prank pulled on you. After about two hours of laughing about the past and making each other feel immensely better, Blaine looks at his watch.
"Oh, we should probably get going. Class starts in fifteen minutes," Blaine tells Nick. They both stand up.
"Yeah, we should," Nick says, smoothing out his shirt. They head out of the apartment and make their way back to the main part of campus. They walk together, still chuckling about the good times they had back in high school. Then Blaine spots his friend Jack approaching them. Blaine smiles at him and Jack waves.
"Hey, Blaine," Jack says once he's up to Blaine and Nick. "This your new man?" Jack asks with a wink. Blaine blushes and resists the urge to punch Jack in the arm.
"No, this is Nick, one of my best friends from high school," Blaine tells Jack. Jack smirks.
"Well, you guys look cute together. Maybe you should try a date sometime?" Jack suggests with a wink. Blaine can't even think of a response. So he's glad when Jack just pushes past Blaine and walks away. But, oh would Jack being hearing it from Blaine later…
"W-Was he flirting with you?" Nick asks as they begin walking again. Blaine takes all his control to try not to laugh.
"No, most definitely not. Jack's very, very straight. But sometimes he takes more of an interest in my love life than I do," Blaine says with a nervous chuckle. Nick smiles shyly. They finally reach the class and they walk in together. They sit down next to each other and pull out their notebooks. They're both fairly excited for this class since they both like English.
The class passes pretty quickly and the professor seems really cool. They're both actually really excited about this class, thinking this will be a fun class. Especially together. Once class is done they walk out and are kind of walking aimlessly around campus.
"Would you like to go back to my apartment again?" Blaine asks. Nick smiles.
"I'd love to. Let's go!" Nick says, taking Blaine's arm and pulling him in the direction of the apartment. They laugh all the way there, completely happy that they're together again after all this time. Blaine unlocks the door and they both stumble inside, still laughing heartily. They collapse onto the couch. Blaine pulls Nick on top of him and starts tickling his sides, remembering exactly where he's ticklish. Nick squirms under Blaine's touch.
"Ahh! Blaine, stop!" Nick calls as he laughs hysterically, making Blaine laugh as well. They goof around like that for the next hour. Just goofing off with each other like best friends do. Then Nick looks out the window and sees it's getting dark and he groans.
"I should probably get back to my dorm now," Nick says, standing up.
"A dorm? Why didn't you get an apartment?" Blaine asks.
"I couldn't afford one on my own," Nick says with a shrug. Blaine doesn't even process his next words in his mind before saying them.
"Why don't you move in with me?" he asks. Nick's stunned.
"D-Do you really mean that?" Nick asks. Blaine thinks about it for a minute.
"Yeah, I do," he says with a smile. Nick runs into Blaine and jumps in his arms, hugging him tightly. Blaine smiles and hugs him back. "How about this weekend I come with you to your dorm and I'll help you move everything?"
"Yeah, that sounds great. I've actually got some stuff in storage too though because not everything from my apartment with Jeff didn't fit in the dorm," Nick explains.
"I'll help you with that too," Blaine says with a smile. Nick can't help but hug him again.
"Thank you. Well, I'll meet you for dinner in an hour, okay?" Nick says, heading towards the door.
"Okay, you better not be late!" Blaine warns with a smile.
"I promise I'll be on time!" Nick says and waves goodbye as he heads out the door. An hour later, Blaine is flipping through his closet, trying to find his best clothes. Why can't he find anything good enough to wear? Wait… Why does he care? It's only Nick he's going to dinner with. He finds a nice green shirt and some dark jeans to wear and then goes to fix his hair. Once his hair is done he's out the door and headed over to the dining hall. He sees Nick outside and walks up behind him. He puts his hands over his eyes.
"Guess who?" Blaine says and Nick giggles.
"Let me guess, Blaine?" Nick says. Blaine removes his eyes and Nick turns around. "I was right!"
They walk into the dining hall and get their food. Like they had done the whole day, they begin messing around with each other and teasing one another. They loved this interaction. It made them both happier than they had been in a long time. Since they're both grown boys the food was gone very quickly. They leave the dining hall and stand outside, neither one wanting to say goodnight.
"Well, goodnight," Nick says after a while.
"Goodnight," Blaine responds and before he even has time to think about what he's doing, he kisses Nick on the cheek. Both of them blush instantly.
"Well, goodbye," Nick says with a wave as he walks off towards his dorm. Blaine wants to kick himself. Did he really just make things awkward between them? He hopes not. It was so nice to finally get back in touch with one of his best friends. He can't lose him now. Blaine walks back to his apartment, hoping Nick didn't mind the kiss on the cheek and that he didn't ruin everything.
Did you like? I hope so! Okay so in the next chapter we'll see Nick's reaction to Blaine's display of affection. Plus there will be a visit from someone... Stay tuned ;)