Chapter 16: Time
"I hate vanilla, why do you think they call me white chocolate?" Sam said.
"Shut up Sam." I walked in and handed him the ice cream so that I could take off my jacket.
"Isn't white chocolate the same thing as Vanilla? For being smarter than me you sure are kind of dumb Sam." Brittany said, running up to me and giving me a hug.
"Britt? Hey! I didn't know you would be here!"
"Yeah, I kind of just showed up. Alien invasion."
"You're such a cheater!" I could hear Jakes voice all the way from upstairs fighting with Ryder. Their friendship reminded me of Quinn and Santana's friendship; best friends, but they sort of hated each other.
"What are you talking about? Get over it, you suck!" Ryder challenged.
"Kids." Britt said shaking her head. "What's wrong Blainey?" Britt asked.
"Nothing Britt, I'm okay!" I said smiling at her as she grabbed my hand and brought me up stairs. Sam went into the kitchen to get some cones before meeting us upstairs. When we walked into Sam's room, Ryder and Jake were sitting inches away from TV, moving their entire bodies with the controller.
"Blaine. You know I can tell when something's wrong."
"Observant as always, right Britt?" Britt and I sat on Sam's bed, resting against the the headboard and stretching our legs.
"What did Prince Sebby do?"
"Why would you think Sebastian did anything?"
"Because if you two are happy, then you always have a smile on your face, and now you just look like a sad panda." I looked at Britt and smiled.
Just then, Sam came in holding 5 cones and handed them out. The boys paused the game before turning around to look at us.
"Blaine!" they said together.
"When did you get here?" Ryder asked.
"Just a little while ago. What are you two playing?"
"Need for Speed, but we're going to play something else. Ryder's cheating." Jake said, pushing Ryder.
"How do you cheat at a racing game?" I asked raising an eyebrow. No point; they were both already at it again.
"So, tell us. What's wrong?" Sam said sitting cross-legged at the end of the bed.
"Sebastian's just been acting weird lately. He's…distant."
"Maybe you shouldn't press him too much. He'll definitely come out of whatever funk he's in and fix things. Give him time."
"Sam's right, which is weird, but he's right. Maybe Prince Sebby just needs time. I know when Lord Tubbington was mad at me he didn't talk to me for weeks." Britt said before licking ice cream that was dripping down her cone.
"Yeah. I guess you guys are right." I sighed. "When did you get so smart?" I said poking Britt in the nose. She smiled at me before kissing my cheek.
"How about you share the controller guys." Sam told Ryder and Jake. They threw the controller to us and I moved to sit at the edge of the bed with Sam. The game was pretty fun, and it was funny seeing Sam so worked up.
"Stop cheating!" I said as Sam tried to hit the controller out of my hand. Sam stuck his tongue out at me.
Brittany jumped on Sam's back and was covering his eyes so that he couldn't see. I stood up on the bed and threw my hands in the air.
"Woooo! First place!" I said turning around to high-five Britt.
We were hanging out for few hours before I saw that I had a text message from Sebastian.
I'm sorry Blaine. You know how I am…it's not easy for me to talk about these things. I didn't want you to leave like that. It wasn't fair to you after you drove all this way to see your jerk of a boyfriend. And now I'm here alone missing you, pretending I give a crap what Hunter is saying to me. Forgive me? (doing the puppy dog eyes hardcore right now btw) –Sebastian
It doesn't look as cute on you as it does on me. But, I still forgive you. I'm sorry I was being so pushy. –Blaine
It was my fault. You really are the best boyfriend ever. What did I ever do to deserve you. How about I make it up to you? Dinner and a movie tomorrow night at my place? I'll watch some stupid movie and pretend I'm interested, just to make you happy. –Sebastian
Always the smooth talker, aren't ya?. Deal. Pick me up at school at 4. I'll talk to you tomorrow okay? Wish me luck, got my big audition for Danny Zuko! –Blaine
Let me know when they announce you the winner! Good night. Love you. –Sebastian
Love you too. –Blaine
"Let me guess. Sebastian just apologized and now you're happy again." Sam said rolling his eyes at me.
"What gave it away."? I asked.
"Your big dopey smile."
"Shut up." I said punching Sam. "Anyways, I should get going. I'll see you guys tomorrow. Britt, do you need a ride?" I asked getting all my things together.
"No, I'm sleeping over with the guys." She said giving me a hug.
I raised my eyebrow to Sam and pointed at him. Mess with my girl Britt and they would have to deal with me. Then they would have to deal with the wrath of Santana.
"Hello, my name is Blaine Anderson and I'll be auditioning for the role of Danny Zuko."
"I don't understand why stating their name is part of the auditioning process. We already know who he is." Finn said. Artie sideway glanced at him and opened his mouth, but decided it was probably best to not even try to explain it.
"Can we just give the part to Blaine now?" Santana said. Mercedes and Mike laughed.
"You know that wouldn't be fair to the other guys." Mercedes said.
"Who else is auditioning for Danny Zuko?" Mike asked.
"Ryder and Jake." Finn said.
"Ready when you are." Artie said, clearly trying to shut the of the graduates up.
One of the rules was that the song we auditioned with couldn't be a song from Grease, so I had decided to sing Hero by Enrique Iglesias.
Would you dance
If I asked you to dance?
Would you run
And never look back?
Would you cry
If you saw me crying?
Would you save my soul, tonight?
Would you tremble
If I touched your lips?
Would you laugh?
Oh please tell me this.
Now would you die
For the one you loved?
Hold me in your arms, tonight.
I can be your hero, baby.
I can kiss away the pain.
I will stand by you forever.
You can take my breath away.
Would you swear
That you'll always be mine?
Or would you lie?
Would you run and hide?
Am I in too deep?
Have I lost my mind?
I don't care...
You're here tonight.
I can be your hero, baby.
I can kiss away the pain.
I will stand by you forever.
You can take my breath away.
Oh, I just want to hold you.
I just want to hold you, oh, yeah.
Am I in too deep?
Have I lost my mind?
Well, I don't care...
You're here tonight.
I can be your hero, baby.
I can kiss away the pain, oh, yeah.
I will stand by you forever.
You can take my breath away.
I can be your hero.
I can kiss away the pain.
And I will stand by you forever.
You can take my breath away.
You can take my breath away.
I can be your hero.
Santana, Mercedes, and Mike all stood up and clapped. I laughed when I saw Finn holding up Artie so that it sort of looked like he was standing. "I know last year when you were auditioning for Tony you were amazing, but I absolutely needed to give you a standing ovation this time. Bravo Blaine, Bravo."
"Thank you Artie." I said bowing. I was about to leave when I heard someone clap from the back row.
"So when do you make it official and give him the role?"
"Sebastian?" I asked. I realized that it was Sebastian in the back row uncrossing his legs before standing up.
"As soon as Ryder and Jake perform their songs, we'll decide who gets the part. If you stick around for a while, you'll know."
"Why drag it out further? You know they won't even get close to where Blaine just set the bar." Sebastian said crossing his arms. Santana laughed before turning to face the stage again.
"Sorry guys." I said, tilting my head so that Sebastian would get the hint to meet me outside.
"Lost?" I said looking down the hall to Sebastian standing there.
"No, I was just taken back by the stench of the place." I rolled my eyes. I walked over to him and kissed him before pulling him into a hug.
"So, I didn't want to be rude and offend your friends by bringing you a bouquet of flowers, so I hope this will suffice." Sebastian pulled a single white rose from behind his back.
"Thank you, it's beautiful. Thanks for taking my friends in consideration by the way." I said laughing.
"Want to watch those other two losers audition or should we start our celebration early?" Sebastian said grabbing my hand and pulling me in for a kiss.
"If you promise not to say anything mean."
Sebastian groaned. "I'll try."
After Jakes performance, Sebastian leaned over to whisper into my ear. "He has good dance moves, but his breath work is lacking and his vocals weren't crisp enough. One down, one to go."
"Sebastian, when did you become such a critic?"
"When someone had the balls to compete against my boyfriend."
"You competed against me last year, and you're competing against me again at regionals."
"Yes, but I wasn't your boyfriend last year." He said turning his attention back to Ryder. When did he start singing?
"Alright seriously, do I even have to say it? I didn't even realize he was singing, which should raise a flag that he's kind of boring. You have this in the bag. Thinking about it, I really should have brought a bouquet of flowers."
I rolled my eyes before we walked outside of the auditorium. Most of the people were standing by the board, waiting for Finn to come post the roles.
"Sebby!" Brittany yelled, running down and jumping onto Sebastian, who twirled her around.
"Hey Britt! It's good to see you!" Sebastian said, putting Britt down on her feet.
"I've missed you! Although, I'm mad at you for making Blaine so sad yesterday." She said grabbing my hand with her free hand before pulling us towards the board.
"I know, I know. I suck. Sorry that I made him sad Britt."
"It's okay. It was funny watching him with that dopey smile on his face when you finally made up."
"Britt!" I said. Way to throw me under the bus. At least Sebastian found it amusing. Just then, we saw the graduates walking toward us with a piece of paper. When they reached us, Finn placed the cast list on the board.
Sebastian was right; I got the part! I had a feeling, but I didn't want to be too over confident. I pulled Sebastian for a hug, before moving out of the way so everyone else could read the list.
"Told you." Sebastian said whispering into my ear. Marley came over to hug me.
"Hey Sandy!"I said. "I knew you'd get the part!"
"I'm so happy! I can't believe it!" Marley said. "It's good to see you again Sebastian." She said, her signature smile on her face. Even Sue Sylvester herself had trouble thinking of anything insulting to say to Marley. Sebastian smiled at her, causing Marley to look away, her cheeks turning red.
"It's good to see you too. Congratulations on getting the part. Don't get too carried away when kissing my boyfriend on stage, you wouldn't like a jealous Sebastian." Sebastian said, giving Marley a wink. He placed his arm around my waist as I shook my head, not wanting Marley to get the wrong idea. If I didn't know any better I would have thought that Marley had a crush on Sebastian. Well, given the blush that always made it's way to Marley's cheeks when Sebastian even looked at her, I was probably right…
"I-I'll tr-" Marley began.
"He's kidding Marley, don't worry." I said laughing. Marley let out a heavy sigh, worrying that Sebastian was actually going to be mad at her.
"Are you picking on poor Marley?" Santana asked, coming over to stand in front of her. "Mess with her and you mess with me."
"Ooh, I'm scared." Sebastian said crossing his arms. "But no, she's a cutie. Just being nice." Sebastian shot Marley another wink. Marley b held her arm looking at the floor, her face turning red again. Sebastian was cruel; he knew exactly what he was doing to her.
"Oh hell no. You do realize he loves the D, right Marley?" Santana said facing Marley.
"He…He w-what?" Marley said. Of course she knew he was gay.
Sebastian smirked. "Really Santana?" He asked. Santana laughed as she walked away from us.
"I'll see you guys Monday." I said, waving goodbye to everyone before turning around.
When we arrived at the restaurant, I was a little surprised. I assumed that we would be going to Bread Stix, but this place had a name that I couldn't even pronounce.
"I feel like I'm underdressed for this." I said, looking at Sebastian. I didn't really take into account until now that Sebastian was dressed somewhat fancier than I was.
"Don't worry. You look adorable."
Dinner was amazing. This place beat Bread Stix by a long shot. Although, I felt like it was also a lot pricier.
"Can I please at least pay you for half of it?" Sebastian didn't even let me see the check when the waitress gave us the check.
"Nope. This was a celebratory dinner for you."
"Really? Cause you were awfully flirty with the waitress." I said crossing my arms, pretending to be angry.
"Aww, is someone a little jealous?" He said, reaching over to pinch my face.
"Mmmm. Not really. But, you know who you shouldn't flirt with? Marley. That girl clearly has a crush on you."
"She is cute…" Sebastian trailed off. I punched his arm, glaring at him, either because I was jealous that he called someone cute, or because he was flirting to purposefully make Marley swoon.
"Impressive French by the way. I knew you probably knew some, but I didn't know you were so fluent."
"What can I say? I'm just one surprise on top of another!" He said winking at me. Sebastian and I left the restaurant and made our way to his car.
The entire ride to Sebastian's house was filled with jokes and sarcastic jabs here and there. I loved how comfortable I was with him. I liked that Sebastian could be so open with me, but even now he still didn't completely open up to me.
"You were never this sassy before Blaine. What happened to the bashful school boy? Was that all an act?"
"Well, clearly somebody is rubbing off on my. And it's not an act!"
"Yeah, my ass." Sebastian laughed.
Out of nowhere, Sebastian slammed on the break. Sebastian placed his arm in front of me, holding me back from going through the window, not that he would actually be able to stop me from flying out the car. I looked and Sebastian and could instantly feel the entire mood in the car pull a 180.
"Sebastian?" Sebastian looked terrified staring at his house. When I squinted, I could make out a car in the driveway. Was that his dad?
"Sebastian?" Without a word, Sebastian hit the gas pedal and drove by his house.
Sebastian didn't say a word for a good 15 minutes, driving without looking away from the road once. I learned already that pushing Sebastian wasn't the way to go, so I decided to sit there in silence with him, holding his hand, rubbing circles on the back of his hand. Why was he so set against going to his house?
"Where are we going?" I asked, after driving for another 10 minutes.
"Crap. We could have gone to your house, but the first place I thought of was Dalton. Is that okay? We can turn around if you'd like." Sebastian said, finally leaving that state he was in since we drove by his house.
"Won't Hunter be there?"
"Not until later. He went out to a party with the Warblers, so we have time just for us. Are you sure you're okay with going to Dalton?"
"Yeah! Whatever you want is fine." Sebastian leaned over to quickly kiss my cheek before driving the rest of the way to Dalton in silence.