Chapter 53: Something New
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"You need to leave." Sebastian said jumping off of the bed and throwing on a pair of pants that he had discarded on the floor last night before heading in to the bathroom to see what he looked like in the mirror. After quickly fixing his hair, he emerged from the bathroom with an exasperated look on his face. Sebastian's eyes were on me; he furrowed his eyebrows and stared at me, trying to figure out why I wasn't smiling like I was just a minute ago.
"Not exactly the words I wanted to hear." I mumbled before sitting on the edge of the bed, thinking that Sebastian hadn't heard me, but knowing that he had judging from the look on his face.
"Blaine…" Sebastian said walking over and squatting in front of me, an apologetic look written on his face.
"It's fine." I said half smiling and trying to hide the slight hurt I was feeling. "It saves me from having to embarrass myself anyways." I said shrugging and smiling at him, but it was clear from his face that he wasn't buying it. "I should get going. I told Santana I would meet with her and you know how she gets if someone is late." With a small laugh I stood up and walked past him towards the door, letting the smile on my face tell the little white lie I didn't say out loud.
"Why are you mad at me?" Sebastian turned around to face me and I could feel his eyes on my back.
"I'm not mad." I said not turning around to look at him.
"Then what's wrong? I don't get what I did to make you upset with me."
I turned my head to the side so that I could see Sebastian in my peripherals. "I know it's embarrassing, for you and I both, when family that I've never met walks in on us having sex, but I was still willing to go downstairs and swallow my embarrassment in order to properly introduce myself to your grandparents, yet the first thing you tell me to do is leave. I figured after telling your father about me you wouldn't be embarrassed to tell the rest of your family about me." Both times I met his family he had rejected me and turned me away; I thought we were past the point of being shy about introducing one another. "We're in a committed relationship and I don't see that changing anytime soon. Isn't it about time you got over this?" I had wanted nothing more than to introduce Sebastian to everyone in my family, but it seemed like all he wanted to do was keep me away from his.
"Blaine." Sebastian said, his voice sympathetic, as he walked over to me and turned me around to face him. I tilted my head, not wanting to look at him, but he cupped my face and made me face him. "You think I'm embarrassed of you even after all this time? You think I was ever embarrassed of you to begin with?" He said, his eyebrows furrowed and a sincere look in his eyes. "I asked you to leave because… because my grandparents don't know that I'm gay."
I looked at Sebastian and instantly felt remorse for acting like a jerk, especially today of all days. "I guess I shouldn't jump to conclusions." I said giving him an apologetic smile and letting out an embarrassed laugh, knowing I had messed up.
"We all know where that can lead to." He said half smiling and pulling me into a hug. Sebastian wrapped his arms around my torso and bent his head down, his lips pressing gently into mine.
"Your father never told them you were gay?" I asked, letting go of him.
"My father never wanted me to be gay to begin with, so he made sure that no one in the family found out. He thought it was just a phase and that there was no need to tell anyone seeing as I wouldn't be gay forever. Turns out he was wrong." Sebastian said half smiling at me. "I never see my family anyways."
"I'm sorry Seb." I said shaking my head. Sebastian's light smile told me that all was forgiven. "Don't you think it's kind of pointless to keep this straight façade going? I'm pretty sure they could tell I was a guy." I said laughing, but I was still worried nonetheless. If Sebastian wasn't ready to come out to his grandparents I wasn't going to force him… it would make me feel even worse if it turned out his grandparents did realize it was a guy under their grandson, pretty much forcing him out of the closet, in their eyes at least.
"If I could predict how they would react I would tell you, but I haven't seen them in a long time and when I last saw them it didn't matter if I was straight or not. I'm pretty sure I haven't seen them since I was 9 or 10." Sebastian must have realized I was still somewhat confused; he let out a sigh before explaining. "I used to spend summers with them when my parents didn't feel like dealing with me, but I haven't seen them in over 8 years." He said looking at me. Sebastian then smiled before nodding his head as if he had just made a mental agreement with himself. "You know what? It doesn't matter. I'm proud that I get to call you mine, and whether or not they are accepting of it won't change a damn thing." He said winking at me. "So are you ready to meet the Smythe Grandparents?" He said opening his eyes wide and pretending to be terrified. "Maybe I should make you sign a contract before meeting them? See this is an example of why I wanted to marry you." Sebastian shrugged as if I had missed out on an opportunity of a lifetime. I couldn't help but laugh at his 'I-told-you-so' face and tone; the little misunderstanding that had just taken place was forgotten and we could get back on track to have a great day, assuming that his grandparents are okay with him being gay, that is.
"I don't think they can scare me away that easily." I teased. Sebastian threw on a shirt that was sitting on the floor before we made our way downstairs. "How long were we up there since they came?" I asked in a quiet voice.
"I don't know? 10 or 15 minutes?" Sebastian raised an eyebrow. "Why do you ask?"
"I don't want them to think we actually… finished." I said carefully choosing the last word like his grandparents did when they walked in on us. "Go in first." I said pushing him ahead of me.
"What? No, I thought we were doing this together." He said furrowing his eyebrows and trying to keep his voice down.
"Hell no. Smythes are scary." I whispered before pushing him all the way into the kitchen while I stayed behind in the hallway.
"Grandma. Grandpa." My grandparents turned their heads away from the newspaper they were reading from to look at me, a smile on both of their faces.
"Sebastian, dear. It's so good to see you." My grandma said waving me over and opening her arms so that I could give her a hug. The smile on her face reminded me of the same smile she always wore when I would spend time with her in Paris. Having them in front of me made me realize just how badly I missed them.
"It's good to see you too." I said kissing her cheek and trying to pull away, but her arms not loosening from around me.
"My boy, you've grown so much since the last time I've seen you." My grandpa said quickly pulling me away from my grandma who wasn't letting me go as he rolled his eyes at her. "The last time I saw you, you were just a small boy. Now look at you, you're a handsome young man." My grandfather turned his head to my grandma and they both smiled, looking at me as if they were the proudest grandparents alive.
"Joyeux anniversaire!" They both chimed together, my grandpa squeezing my shoulder and my grandma squeezing my cheeks like they did when I was younger. If there was one thing I didn't lack as a child it was the love from my grandparents.
"Merci, je vous manqué." I smiled at both of them before taking in a deep breath. I was telling the truth when I told Blaine that I didn't care what my grandparents thought about our relationship, but there was the possibility that they wouldn't take kindly to what I was going to tell them, and dealing with angry grandparents on my birthday wasn't exactly how I wanted to spend the day. "Grandma, grandpa, there's something I have to tell you." My grandparents both nodded, each of them with a wide smile on their faces. "I…well, before I begin do you need coffee or anything?" I said scratching my head, nervously turning around and making my way to the coffee machine.
"Sebastian." My grandma said as I came to a halt. "Ce qui est mal?"
"I'm going to tell you guys something because I love you both very much, et je prie pour que chacun de vous encore me regarder de la même façon. I'm… g-gay." I paused slightly to try and analyze their reaction, but neither of their expressions hinted at what they were feeling. "That was my boyfriend that you guys sort of met when you walked in on us." I could feel my cheeks turning a bright shade of red, my face completely ignoring my efforts to not be embarrassed about this.
"I was silly not to knock on the door." The wholehearted laugh that came out of my grandma took me slightly by surprise. I could feel my heart beat slow down, my body relaxing at the thought of them being completely accepting of me. Just as quickly as that thought came to mind, another thought intruded. Were they choosing to ignore what I said, similar to how my father had reacted? "My goodness, you'd think I'd know by now after having 5 boys of my own." My grandma smiled at me before speaking again. "I'm sorry for just barging in on you Sebastian, I should have knocked." My grandmother shook her head as if she was scolding herself mentally, but shaking it off and smiling nonetheless.
"Hey, I warned you." Grandpa turned his head to look at his wife and rolled his eyes. "But you never listen." The small laugh that escaped my grandfather's lips somehow warmed my heart. Growing up, I was never really surrounded by people who were genuinely… in love, yet seeing my grandparents together gave me hope that perhaps love sometimes did last.
'Calm down Casanova, no need to be sappy' I told myself, realizing that I sounded eerily similar to one Hummel the Sassy Ghost, and that was not something I wanted to do.
"I already apologized." I heard my grandma say when I tuned back into the conversation.
I raised an eyebrow at my grandma. "You don't need to apologize." I said, hoping that they didn't completely miss the point of my speech. "But, uh, you guys did hear the part about my boyfriend, right?"
"Yes." My grandma raised an eyebrow at me as if she didn't understand what the point was of me questioning them again.
"That doesn't… bother you?" I asked, somewhat hesitantly. I mostly expected them to react as my father did, but the small smiles on the corner of their lips told me that they weren't as phased by the news as I thought they would be.
"Of course not." My grandpa furrowed his eyebrows and tilted his head as if I was asking a stupid question, but those don't exist, right? Just kidding, Jeff's blond head was full of them. I internally laughed at how childlike yet entertaining Jeff could be.
"It's you Americans who seem to have a problem with gay people." My grandma waved her hand as if she was dismissing an ugly thought. "Nous sommes très libérale à Paris." She said winking at me. "Arrivons-nous à rencontrer l'homme chanceux?"
"If you guys would like to, he's still here."
"Of course, bring the boy in." My grandpa said putting on his glasses that were on the table. He brought the coffee mug to his lips and drank some before clearing his throat, as if he was preparing to interview a client.
"Blaine." I said turning my head to call him over.
"Oh, what a lovely name!" My grandma said leaning towards my grandpa to say it quietly as if she didn't want Blaine to hear her. Blaine walked into the kitchen, a bright smile on his face that almost hid his eyes from how wide it was. He scratched the back of his head before waving and nervously laughing as he made his way over to us. I didn't realize I had a smile on my face until I heard my grandma whispering into my grandpa's ear to look at me smiling.
"Blaine, these are my grandparents. Grandma, Grandpa, this is my boyfriend, Blaine." I said introducing them.
"It's a pleasure to meet you." He said, his voice sincere and the smile not leaving his lips. He shook my grandfathers hand before turning his attention to my grandmother and shaking her hand as well.
"Sebastian, you didn't tell us your boyfriend was so handsome." My grandmother's lips turned into a small smile, hinting to me that she approved.
"Thank you." Blaine said, his face blushing. I looked at Blaine, a smile on my lips. I truly loved Blaine, and introducing him to my grandparents was sort of a big deal. At least I knew it would be a big deal for him, and if he cared enough then I would show him that I did as well. The loving look I was giving Blaine didn't go unnoticed. He turned around to smile at me as he wrapped his arm around my torso, pulling me in closer to him. "I am so sorry for… earlier." Blaine started, his nervousness evident in his voice. "Not exactly the first impression I wanted to give."
"There is no need to apologize, it's in our nature as humans and there's no need to be ashamed. Besides, it was our own fault for not knocking." I knew my grandparents weren't as strict or serious as my father, but they were surprisingly nonchalant about this entire thing.
"No, not at all." Blaine shook his head, assuring them that it wasn't their fault. "I'm okay with starting fresh." He said letting out a small laugh.
"So where do we begin?" Grandpa said, seconding the motion to forget the little incident and moving on.
"I know." My grandmother said standing up. "Boys, sit. I'll prepare breakfast. We can catch up during breakfast." Judging from the expression on her face, I knew she wouldn't take no for an answer.
"We're back!" I called as Santana, Brittany and I walked into Sebastian's house, our hands occupied with bags filled with different decorations and a few bags filled with the necessary ingredients for cupcakes. Santana ran to the bathroom as soon as she stepped inside; she had been holding it in since before we even left to the store and it seemed like her bladder wasn't going to wait any longer.
"In here." Came Sebastian's voice from the kitchen. We walked into the kitchen to find him sitting at the island typing away on his laptop, staring intently at whatever was on the screen. He didn't look up from his screen until I walked over to him and kissed him on his cheek. He smiled at me before his eye caught the pile of bags sitting by the entrance to the kitchen. "What's all that?"
"It's the decorations." Brittany said sitting down next to Sebastian and resting her head on his shoulder. "Happy Birthday!" She said smiling up at him.
"Thank you Brittany. B, don't you think it's sort of excessive?" Sebastian raised an eyebrow at me before giving me a half smile, his face expressing the 'thank you' that he didn't say out loud.
"Where are your grandparents?" I asked putting all the baking goods on the countertop and ignoring his question.
"They won't be back until Monday. I think they went to visit my father and have plans for tomorrow."
"Well if it isn't Sebastian." Santana said walking into the kitchen and crossing her arms, her lips puckering slightly. "I live with you, yet you never spend time at the apartment."
"I'm sorry." Sebastian said sheepishly. "I'll be there all week. Just me and you baby." Sebastian said winking at her and throwing her a kiss. Santana let out a small laugh as she made her way over to him and pulled him into a hug.
"Happy birthday, killer." She said rubbing his back and squeezing him tightly before letting him go, a bright smile on both of their faces. "Now, while Brittany and I start getting things ready, Blaine, you start making those cupcakes." She said grabbing a bag and extending her hand towards Brittany. Brittany playfully walked her way over to Santana, linking hands and placing a peck on her cheek.
"Cupcakes?" Sebastian asked, turning his attention to me.
"Yup, and guess what?" I said holding his face with both of my hands.
"What?" Sebastian smirked, his eyes travelling from my eyes to my lips. Sebastian bit his lip, his mind thinking about whatever dirty things Sebastian thought about.
"They're funfetti." I said placing a quick kiss on his lips and smiling kindly before walking over to the bags to start getting everything ready. "I feel like a baker." I said whirling the whisk in the air. Sebastian chuckled at me and pulled me in so that I was between his legs, pressed close to his chest.
"A cute baker." He said tilting his head up so that I could kiss him.
"You could say that." I said shrugging and winking at him. I could feel my cheeks blushing, his flirty comments still getting to me even after all the time we've been together. Sebastian let out a small breathy laughed, realizing that he still had the same affect on me.
"Do you want any help?" Sebastian asked putting his glasses on.
"No." I said shaking my head and opening the cabinets to look for a mixing bowl. "What're you working on?"
"I'm emailing NYU about switching majors." Sebastian said walking over to me when he realized I couldn't reach the bowls, which were conveniently placed on the top shelf.
"Short people problems." I was slightly embarrassed, but brushed it off either way. Sometimes you just had to deal with god gave you. Besides, 5'8 isn't even short. Sebastian is freakishly tall if you ask me. No, that's not true. He's perfect.
"I like it." He said wrapping his arms around me. "You're the perfect size for someone as tall as me. Perfect for hugging. Perfect for kissing." He said, raising his eyebrows teasingly.
"If you let every compliment Sebastian throws your way sweep you off your feet, we're never going to get anything done." Santana walked into the kitchen and made a disgusted face at both of us before shaking her head and walking back towards the living room with another set of bags.
"You do it for Brittany." Sebastian called back, laughing when Santana waved her hand in the air, dismissing anything Sebastian had to say. Sebastian sat down and began typing again while I started working on making the batter.
Sebastian's phone went off as I had finished mixing all the ingredients, but when he read who had texted him, his face turned into one of annoyance and he flipped the phone around before looking back at his screen and rereading the sentence he was working on in the email to find his train of thought.
"What's that about?" I asked licking some batter off of my fingers and getting out the cupcake baking cups and a baking tray.
"It's Hunter." From the way Sebastian said his name, I could tell his best friend had irritated him.
"What's wrong? Is everything okay."
"Yeah." Sebastian said, but he didn't even convince himself. "It's just that there's this new Warbler-"
"Another one?" I asked raising an eyebrow. Wasn't it a little risky to keep adding completely new people for the last competition?
"Yeah, and he's a friend of Hunters from back home that was basically bribed into coming here by the headmaster, specifically so that he could be a part of the Warblers." Sebastian seemed annoyed, but unless I was missing something, I wasn't quite sure why he should be affected by having a new team member.
"I don't see the problem." I said, my tone somewhat apologetic.
"I replaced you as captain after you left but I never technically replaced you." Sebastian stretched his arms in the air and yawned before speaking again. "Even though I'm still a co captain, it sucks when new people keep getting brought in to basically replace me while I'm still part of the Warblers." Sebastian rolled his eyes. I knew he was trying to hide just how upset he was about this, but I could tell just from his look that he was putting up a front. "Hunter came in and knocked me down to co captain, and soon it'll be Wes and Hunter running the entire ship."
"I don't think you should take it like that. If the headmaster is bringing in more people it's because he wants to get more voices on your team so that you at least stand a chance against us." I said teasingly, earning me a small smile threatening the corner of Sebastian's lips. "This new kid can't just come in and replace the Sebastian Smythe."
"Hunter did." Sebastian said grumpily.
"But you remained a captain. He didn't replace you, he came to be of service to you."
"Mm, I'm not buying it." Sebastian just shook it off and rested his cheek against his fist, his elbow holding his head up.
"If it comes to it, fight for it." After putting the cupcakes into the oven, I started transferring all the dishes from the countertop to the sink. I wiped the small amount of sweat that had accumulated on my forehead, not that I had done anything strenuous. "Not fist fight, I meant fight for it with your voice."
"If it comes down to it, I'll take him to the street." Sebastian flexed his biceps and pretended to be what I thought was his impression of a gangster.
"Please don't." I said groaning, knowing that Sebastian would start a fight if he was instigated.
"Mm, what if I want to?" Sebastian raised an eyebrow and crossed his arms.
"Then you'll have to deal with an upset boyfriend." I said teasingly.
"Oh will I?" Sebastian asked, his lips curving into a half smile and his eyes shining, the particular shine that he reserved for me. "And what will he do if I don't listen?"
"Then he'll make you sorry, just like you're about to be right now." Before Sebastian could process what I said, a bag of flour was being poured over his head by yours truly. I couldn't stop the loud laugh that escaped as I brought my hand to cover my mouth. Instead of a natural reaction, Sebastian smirked and wiped his eyes.
"Oh Blaine, Blaine, Blaine." Sebastian shook his head, a devilish look on his face. Before I even had a chance to run to the other side of the island, some remaining batter was scooped into Sebastian's hand and plastered all over my face, Sebastian making sure that he spread it out so that most of my face was now covered.
"Sebastian!" I wiped some batter of my eyes so that I could open them and look at Sebastian. The wholehearted laugh that was being emitted by Sebastian was enough to warm my heart. Sebastian licked some of the batter of his fingers, his eyes never leaving me.
"You look good." He said chuckling, his eyes tearing from how hard he was laughing.
"Not as good as you look." I grabbed the closest thing to me, which happened to be eggs, and broke three of them on his head, letting the yolk slowly make a long trail from his hair down to his chin.
"Oh, now you've done it." He said grabbing the brown sugar bag and throwing handfuls after handfuls of it at me, effectively making a disaster out of the entire kitchen.
"Sebastian!" I said grabbing a baking tray and covering my face. "I had my hair perfectly gelled." I groaned out.
"Seriously?" The both of us stopped in our tracks and looked where the voice came from to find Santana and Brittany staring at both of us, Brittany running towards the sugar and pouring some straight into her mouth before pouring half the bag of sugar on Sebastian.
"Britt! I thought you were on my team." Sebastian said frowning.
"Sorry Sebby." She said, her sweet smile instantly turning Sebastian into her toy. Sebastian sighed before running his hand through his hair, instantly regretting it when his hands became covered in egg.
"I guess I have to shower again." Sebastian smirked before throwing some of the trash into the trashcan. "Care to join me?" He asked turning his head to me.
"Sounds good to me." I said, a smile on my lips that stretched from ear to ear.
"I'm not cleaning this up." Santana said opening the door that led outside. "I'm going to go lay on your lawn." She said letting out a yawn. "I gots to get me my tan on."
"Keep an eye on the cupcakes please?" I asked cleaning my face off with a paper towel and trailing behind Sebastian who was already on his way upstairs. The last thing I could make out Santana saying was simple no.
When I finished getting dressed for tonight's festivities, I walked into my room to find that Blaine was no longer there. I ran my fingers through my hair, adjusting it one more time before making my way downstairs. I walked into the kitchen to see that most of the mess we had made had already been cleaned, but no one was anywhere to be found. I turned my head to look for them and spotted Blaine sitting outside on the steps of the porch, his back to me. When I opened the door that led to outside, the sound of a guitar came flooding into the house. I crossed my arms and my legs at my ankles as I leaned against the doorframe. Santana and Brittany were sprawled out on the grass, their hands linked together and a smile on their faces, the both of them having a conversation that I couldn't quite make out. It became clear that it was Blaine who was playing the guitar, the sound of a practiced musician filling my ears.
(Blaine)
All I knew this morning when I woke
Is I know something now, know something now I didn't before
And all I've seen since eighteen hours ago
Is green eyes and freckles and your smile
In the back of my mind making me feel like
Blaine looked at the clouds and it seemed as if the sun was shining brightly particularly on him.
I just wanna know you better, know you better, know you better now
I just wanna know you better, know you better, know you better now
Santana and Brittany began harmonizing with Blaine almost perfectly as if this came natural to the three of them. Blaine continued stringing the guitar as Santana and Brittany took the next lines.
(Santana and Brittany)
I just wanna know you better, know you better, know you better now
I just wanna know you, know you, know you
(Santana and Blaine)
'Cause all I know is we said, "Hello."
And your eyes look like coming home
All I know is a simple name
Everything has changed
All I know is you held the door
You'll be mine and I'll be yours
All I know since yesterday is everything has changed
Blaine hadn't noticed that I was standing behind him so before he could begin singing the next verse, I made my way over to him and began singing, taking a seat next to him and nudging him, the smile on my face hopefully making it evident how content I was to be sitting here with him singing along. Blaine smiled at me before lowering his gaze to the guitar.
(Sebastian)
And all my walls stood tall painted blue
And I'll take them down, take them down and open up the door for you
Brittany sat up and sat crossed legged, harmonizing along with me as Santana and Blaine sang the background oohs and ahs. Santana propped up so that she could rest her head on Brittany's lap.
(Brittany)
And all I feel in my stomach is butterflies
The beautiful kind, making up for lost time,
Taking flight, making me feel like
(Brittany and Sebastian)
I just wanna know you better, know you better, know you better now
I just wanna know you better, know you better, know you better now
(Santana and Blaine)
I just wanna know you better, know you better, know you better now
I just wanna know you, know you, know you
(Brittany and Sebastian)
'Cause all I know is we said, "Hello."
And your eyes look like coming home
All I know is a simple name
Everything has changed
All I know is you held the door
And you'll be mine and I'll be yours
All I know since yesterday is everything has changed
I looked at Blaine as Santana looked at Brittany, both of them perfectly in synch with each other as they sang with as much passion as you would expect from them.
(Santana and Sebastian)
Come back and tell me why
I'm feeling like I've missed you all this time, oh, oh, oh
And meet me there tonight
And let me know that it's not all in my mind.
(Blaine)
I just wanna know you better, know you better, know you better now
I just wanna know you, know you, know you
(Santana and Brittany)
All I know is we said, "Hello."
And your eyes look like coming home
All I know is a simple name
Everything has changed
All I know is you held the door
You'll be mine and I'll be yours
All I know since yesterday is everything has changed
(Blaine)
All I know is we said, "Hello."
So dust off your highest hopes
All I know is pouring rain and everything has changed
(Sebastian)
All I know is a new found grace
All my days I'll know your face
All I know since yesterday is everything has changed
"I didn't know you knew that song." Blaine said, a smile on his face that always sped up my heart rate.
"A little Taylor Swift never hurt anybody." I said shrugging. "But don't tell anyone." I said winking at him.
"I hope you don't mind I borrowed your guitar. She's beautiful." Blaine ran his fingers along the edge, following the curve of the guitar, his lips curving into a smile as if he truly admired the guitar.
"Not at all. She's the only girl whose ever had my heart." I said placing my arm over his shoulder and scooting closer to him. "I love it when you sing. It always makes me feel… lighter." I said raising an eyebrow more at myself than anything. "If that makes sense."
"I know what you mean." He said resting his head in the crook of my neck. "People should be getting here soon, do you want to help me start frosting the cupcakes? We should probably put them away before the boys get here." Blaine widened his eyes, mock horror written on his face, but laughed as I laughed along with him. Blaine turned his head to look at the girls, a small smile making it's way onto his lips when he saw Brittany running her hand through Santana's hair, massaging her scalp, before leaning down to kiss her forehead.
"I don't know how well I'm going to frost but I can give it a go." I knew I was probably going to ruin any cupcake I wanted to frost, but if it made Blaine happy that I was doing it with him, then I would do it.
"Wait a minute!" Santana said when she saw Blaine and I standing up. "What are we doing? We haven't even taken any birthday shots." Santana stood up with Brittany and held hands as they walked over to us. "What do you have?" She asked, the corner of her lip turning into a devilish smile.
"I don't think getting drunk before frosting the cupcakes is a good idea." Blaine opened the door and walked inside, getting the frosting and the cupcakes that were now cool enough to start decorating.
"As long as it doesn't get everywhere or on anyone." Santana said, an emphasis on the 'anyone' part. I walked over to the liquor cabinet and pulled out a brand new bottle of Jose Cuervo.
"Tequila never ends in a good night." Blaine said sighing, but the smile on his lips telling me that he was happy.
"Shut up." Santana said lining up four shot glasses and cutting a lime into 4 parts. After placing a small amount of salt on each of the back of our hands, we all lifted our shot glasses in the air. "To the smoothest criminal I've ever known." I couldn't stop the small laugh that escaped my lips before the nauseating feeling of tequila running down my throat overwhelmed me, sending a shiver throughout my whole body.
"Coming!" I said as I made my way to the door when I heard someone knocking. "Hunter!" Hunter half smiled at me before looking at me head to toe, his eyes lingering and his head nodding as if he approved.
"Looking good Blaine." Hunter smirked before speaking again. "A little drunk?" He asked as I reached for the door to steady myself. Obviously it was a bad idea and the door slammed against the wall, the situation almost ending with me on the floor.
"No, no. I'm good thank you for asking." The alcohol coursing through my body made it difficult to understand what was going on, let alone form actual sentences. I glanced over Hunter to see someone standing behind him. "H-Hi, I'm B-Blaine." I extended my hand to shake hands with this new guy that I had never met before. To say this man was attractive would be an understatement… he was downright beautiful.
"I've heard." His lips curved into a smirk as he shook my hand, his grip tight around mine. "Wes Andrews. It's about time I meet the one and only Blaine Anderson."
"That's me!" I said pointing to myself like a proud little boy scout. Stop being drunk Blaine, you're going to embarrass yourself. "Come inside." I stepped out of the way and let them come inside, taking their coats and putting them in the closet. "Drinks are in the kitchen, I think mostly everybody is here, uhhh, I have no idea where Sebastian is." I said scratching my head.
"Thanks." Hunter said as he gave me a half smile. "Care to take a shot with us?" Hunter asked signaling for me to follow them.
"Sure." I said smiling probably a little too brightly before trailing behind them towards the kitchen.
"How's Sebastian?" Hunter asked. It hit me then that Hunter and Sebastian weren't in the best of terms at the moment. He wouldn't mind that I just let them in right?
"Bummed for whatever happened between you two." I said throwing my arm over him, knowing fully well that I was being sloppy but not being able to stop myself nonetheless. Sebastian would kill me if he found out I told Hunter her was upset, not that Hunter didn't already know.
"I'm sorry." Hunter gave me an apologetic smile but his gaze was directed at the floor.
In attempt to change to a more cheery subject, I asked a stupid question. "How do you know the cute guy?" I asked whispering into Hunters ear, not wanting Wes to hear me. I quickly glanced at Wes to see a smirk on his lips; evidently I wasn't quiet enough.
"Wes is a friend from back home. He was in show choir with me and he's here to help the Warblers win Nationals." So this was the new kid that Sebastian was telling me about.
"I see, I see." I said nodding my head and waving hello at everyone we passed. "Sucks he had to come all the way here just to lose." I shrugged my shoulders as I found the closest shot glasses and filled them up with whatever clear liquid was in the bottle that had somehow made it's way to my hands.
"We'll see." Wes said putting his hands into his pocket and smirking again, a smirk that somehow reminded me of Sebastian's smirk. "To making new friends." Wes lifted his shot glass and seemed genuine enough, but something about him made me uneasy.
"To new friends." I agreed, brushing off whatever was worrying me. The both of them gagged slightly as the alcohol made it's way into their systems, but I on the other hand took the shot like a champ. It was probably because I was one-too-many shots in and I couldn't even taste anything anymore.
Except for those. "Who brought brownies?" I asked, completely dismissing myself from whatever conversation I was having with Wes and Hunter and making my way over to a stack of brownies. Jeff and Nick both looked at each other and busted out laughing as they made their way over to me.
"You want one?" Jeff asked throwing his hand over my shoulder and bringing me to the chocolaty deliciousness.
"We made them." Nick said, but an underlying tone told me something was up. I, however, was too drunk to care. "You're going to love them. They're very special."
"Why?" I asked taking the top one and placing it on a napkin.
"They're made with love!" Nick said patting my back. It made me uneasy that they watched me take the first bite of the brownie.
"They are really good!" I said smiling at them and downing the rest of it. Nick and Jeff laughed again before some John, Thad, and Trent came to get them. It was still weird being around John, but with enough alcohol at my system I could get over the fact that this douche bag drugged my boyfriend. Although he wasn't my boyfriend at the time, but still.
"We'll see you soon Blaine. Don't have too much fun until I get to see when the affects of the…." Jeff said waving his hand in front of my face, getting my attention back from my thoughts as he was being dragged away. Nick punched his arm, stopping him from finishing whatever he was going to say. I furrowed my eyebrows, not understanding what had just happened, but not really caring enough to dwell on it. Instead, I decided to find the next best thing.
"Sebastian?" I called out, not that it was of any use seeing as the music was deafeningly loud. I sighed realizing that I actually couldn't remember the last time I saw Sebastian since the party had started.
"Hey!" I turned around to see who had called me to see Sebastian making his way over to me with a Warblers tie tied around his head. "I've missed you." He said cupping my face and pulling me in to make out, his free hand sliding down my back towards south of the equator.
"I've missed you too." I said when our lips parted so that we could catch our breath. It was passionate but sloppy, yet wonderful either way. I smiled up at him and he let out a loud laugh.
"Is someone a little drunk?" He said, a gentle smile on his lips.
"Only a little." I said pulling him down by the neck so that I could explore his mouth yet again. Sebastian willingly kissed me, his tongue begging for entrance, to which I complied.
"Gross." Sebastian parted his lips from my still desperately needy lips to turn his attention to whoever had just spoken. Sebastian rolled his eyes when he saw that it was Santana.
"Sebby!" Brittany said putting one arm around Sebastian and one arm around myself. "Let's play kings!"
"What's that? I want to be a king!" I said raising my hand.
"It's a card game you idiot." Santana said laughing. "Come on, let's go. Thad and Beat are setting up a game outside."
"Okay, hold on." I said letting go of them and running back to the tray of brownies and grabbing another one. "What? They're addictive." I said frowning when Sebastian laughed.
"Who even brought those?" Sebastian asked raising an eyebrow.
"Jeff and Nick." Sebastian's eyes widened slightly before he bit his lip and held back a laugh.
"What? What's so funny?" I asked finishing the rest of the brownie and grabbing another one, putting it down, but picking it back up when my willpower let me down. I wasn't even that big fan of sweets!
"How many have you had?" I suddenly began feeling slightly self-conscious.
"2, I think. Or 3, I don't know." I tried using my fingers to count, but everything was way too much of a haze for me to even try using some higher level of mental capacity. Math…well, it wasn't even technically math…whatever, counting just wasn't going to happen.
"How are you feeling?" Sebastian asked, still stifling back a laugh. Santana covered her mouth as she also tried to hold back a laugh, but Brittany remained there unphased by what was going on. I didn't understand it either.
"Good." I said smiling brightly at him. "Your hair is really soft today." I said running my hands through his hair. "And so is your face." I ran my fingers across his cheek as Sebastian let out another laugh.
"Do you know what was in those brownies, Blaine?" He asked, a knowing look on his face.
"I don't know… chocolate, eggs, milk, eggs, flour…eggs…" I tried listing everything in my head that brownies would need, not really catching on until Santana told me in between her laughs.
"They're pot brownies."
"Pot brownies?" I asked raising an eyebrow.
"It's basically like you're smoking marijuana, except you ingested it through food." My eyes grew wide as it finally hit me what she meant.
I was high. And I just ate another two brownies…
"Those ass holes!" I said realizing that the reason this drunk didn't feel normal was because I was high out of my mind, and to think that Jeff and Nick would knowingly let me eat them. I booked it outside to see if I could find Nick and Jeff, and just as luck would have it they were sitting by themselves. "Hey!" I said walking over to them.
"Blaine!" They both said, elongating my name so that it took them 5 seconds to get it out.
"Weed brownies? You let me eat weed brownies?" I asked as if it was ridiculous just to even fathom the idea. The laughter that erupted from the both of them told me that they didn't think this is was as serious as I thought it was. "Guys." I said groaning. "I've never even smoked before…"
"Blaine, Blaine, Blaine." Jeff said when he saw that I was actually upset, not that I even knew why I was upset. Jeff pulled me down so that I was sitting in between him and Nick.
"We let you have one because we knew it wouldn't be so bad. Don't be mad at us." Nick said pouting.
"I've had 3." I said looking at both of them.
"Oh." Jeff said before laughing again and tearing up, Nick joining him in the 'make-fun-of-Blaine' festivities. "You must be so baked!"
"What does that even mean? I mean I baked cupcakes earlier but I'm not going to bake myself, that's idiotic." I said raising an eyebrow, making the both of them laugh even though I wasn't clued into the joke. "I guess it isn't too bad. Although I am starving. You guys want to leave this joint and go to McDonalds?"
"Thatta boy." Nick said winking at me. "We can't just leave though, it's your boyfriends birthday."
"Yeah, where is he?" I said frowning suddenly.
"He's coming." Jeff said nodding his head in the direction where Sebastian was. "So you're not mad at us?" Jeff asked flipping his blond hair and giving me puppy eyes. Nick rested his head on my shoulder and looked up at me, a pleading look in his eye. I couldn't stop the laugh that escaped my mouth.
"Of course not." I said budging Jeff, making the both of them laugh.
"Did he unleash hell on you?" Sebastian asked parting Nick and I and sitting between us as he placed his arm over my shoulder and kissed the side of my head.
"Almost, but crisis averted." Nick said as he saluted, as if he just went to war.
"So what do you guys say to that game of kings?" Jeff asked. Everyone who was outside lifted their cups and cheered as they each found a seat around the table we were sitting at.
The game consisted of each player drawing one card during their turn, and each number or face card had a different rule, and each rule ended with someone, if not everyone, drinking. It was basically a quick way to get even more wasted, but with a little twist. The game was fun, but because it seemed like I was the only one who didn't know how to play, I ended up drinking more than anyone else.
On top of that, I think I finally understood what it meant to trip. Everything felt strange; my senses were off and I felt awfully lethargic, yet somehow full of energy, on top of having what I guess would be referred to as the munchies? It was weird, my proprioception was completely off and my head felt like it would float away at any second.
By the time I focused in again on what was happening, a different game was being played, except this time it was truth or dare instead of the go-to spin the bottle that we seemed to always make our way to. Hunter and Wes had joined the group while everyone else was singing and dancing outside in the yard, being the loud rowdy bunch I knew them to be.
"Truth or dare… Blaine… truth or dare." Tina said snapping her fingers to get my attention.
"Oh…mm… uhh."
"I dare you to run around the backyard naked." She said crossing her arms.
"No, truth." I said, not willing to embarrass myself to that level.
"That's lame." Wes said, smirking at me, egging me on to do a dare.
"Fine, but I'm not doing that one." I looked at Wes who had that stupid smirk on his face.
"I dare you to let Sebastian make out with a girl of his choosing." The crowd around us started oohing in the background and cheering, seconding his motion.
"That sounds like more of a dare for Sebastian, not me." I said shrugging my shoulders and taking a sip of whatever mixed drink Brittany had made me.
"Fine, then I dare you to kiss me." Wes said reclining in his seat with his hands behind his head as if he awaited my decision. "I want to see what all the hype is about."
"Nope. No, absolutely not." Sebastian said placing his arm over me as if protecting me. "I'll take the original dare." Sebastian said looking at me, analyzing whether or not I was okay with it. I just shrugged and instead continued drinking my drink. Sebastian kissed my cheek before standing up, my eyes following his every move. I didn't care because it was with a girl, but having someone make out with my boyfriend wasn't something I was fond of. "Santana?" Sebastian asked, extending his hand as if asking him to join her.
Santana stood up with a devilish smirk on her face as she made her way to Sebastian and sitting him down. She sat on his lap and reclined him back, pressing her lips into his and getting a loud cheer from everyone. A few of the people who were dancing stopped to look at what the commotion was about before they each started clapping and cheering as well. Sebastian's hands were dropped at his side and I couldn't help but watch as he let Santana take complete control, their mouths not parting from each other's once. Santana cupped his face, and if I didn't know any better, I would have pegged these two as just a drunk couple. Sebastian raised a hand as if he was about to hold her closer, but dropped his hand when Santana bit on his bottom lip, pulling it slightly with her teeth as she backed away before letting go and smirking at a slightly dazed Sebastian. Santana stood up and wiped her lip with her thumb as her lips curved into a half smile. Everyone was quiet for a few seconds before erupting in cheer. A few of the guys made their way over to Sebastian and teasingly poked and messed with him as if they were proud of his boy for finally making a move on a girl he liked.
Sebastian laughed along with them but when he laid eyes on me, he pouted and pulled me down so that I was reclined next to him, his arm around me holding me tightly. He placed a few small kisses on the side of my head as he poked me with his free hand, a small smile making its way to my lips before I chuckled and caved in. Sebastian had a wide grin on his face, and it was pretty much impossible to be upset with him, not that I was actually worked up about it. Sebastian used his finger to turn my chin and placed a soft kiss on my lips, making everyone around us holler and effectively making me turn a shade of red.
Most of the night was a blur, only really zoning in and out every once in a while, but happy that I was surrounded by the familiar faces of all of my closest friends. The only time it actually felt like I was in my body and not just having some weird out of body experience was when I was with Sebastian. Sebastian had an arm around me, our chests pressed against each other and his forehead against mine. I wasn't aware of what song was playing; the only thing that mattered to me right now were Sebastian's eyes staring directly into mine as if he could somehow peer into my soul. I wasn't aware of how long we had been staring at each other, our bodies moving to the music as we lost ourselves in a trance. I was aware of everyone around us, but it felt like those scenes in the movie where we move slowly as everything around us moved at a rapid pace, but I was okay with it. I was happy here; the world revolving around us as the two of us remained frozen in time with nothing but our love for each other.
Sebastian craned his neck slightly to press his lips into mine, his lips lingering before leaning in close to my ear. "Let's go upstairs." I looked up at Sebastian; the kind and genuine smile on his face somehow reassured me, despite the lack of something to be reassured of. I nodded my head and let Sebastian pull me by my hand as he quickly maneuvered threw the crowd of people and up the stairs.
I stared up at the sun,
Thought of all of the people, places and things I've loved
I stared up just to see
With all of the faces, you were the one next to me
Sebastian closed the door and locked it, quickly throwing off his shoes and hastily taking off his shirt and pants and throwing them on the floor. He walked over to me, his eyes never leaving mine, as he gently pushed me down on the bed, his hands working on unbuttoning my shirt as he whispered sweet nothings into my ear. Sebastian held himself above me with his hand, lifting my legs so that I could wrap them around him. He leaned his head down, his eyes expressing to me what his words couldn't.
You can feel the light start to tremble,
Washing what you know out to sea.
You can see your life out of the window tonight.
My hands travelled up and down his muscular back, feeling every muscle as he moved on top of me, his lips pressed into mine. Sebastian moved his lips to my jaw, leaving small red marks and sloppy kisses as he made his way to my ear, his teeth gently nibbling on my ear lobe. "Wait." I said pressing a hand against his chest.
If I lose myself tonight,
It'll be by your side
I lose myself tonight
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I turned Sebastian over so that I was on top of him before placing kisses down his chest, my hand grabbing his length as he pulled my face up so that he his tongue could claim what was his, tasting and exploring everything about me. My hand rhythmically moved up and down, making Sebastian buck every so often as we continued making out. "Blaine." Sebastian breathed out in between pants, his hand on the back of my head gripping my hair tightly.
"I want to…can we try something?" I asked parting our lips. Sebastian opened his eyes that were glazed over in desire. Sebastian slowly nodded his head, waiting for me to tell him what I wanted to do.
"I… I want to be on top tonight." I said, my voice hesitant and the break in my voice obvious, as much as I wanted it not to be. Sebastian seemed surprised, but his lips quickly curved into a small smile before he propped up on his elbows to bring me down for another kiss.
If I lose myself tonight,
It'll be you and I
Lose myself tonight
I took his nipple into my mouth, sucking on it gently and using my teeth to bite down and eliciting a moan from his mouth as he tightened his grip on my hair. I kissed my way down to his member, placing chaste kisses in his inner thigh before taking his length inside my mouth, causing Sebastian to buck and loudly moan out my name, sending a shiver and surge of what could only be described as ecstasy coursing through my body. I continued the up and down motion until Sebastian asked me to stop, only because he knew he would be close soon. Sebastian pulled me up for a kiss; a sloppy, passionate, lustfulkiss.
I woke up with the sun,
Thought of all of the people, places and things I've loved
I woke up just to see
With all of the faces, you were the one next to me.
Sebastian was lying on his stomach, his head to the side and his hands clutching at the blanket above his head. I placed a trail of kisses along his spine, my hands caressing and ghosting over his skin. I stopped when I reached his lower back, my lips curving into a smile against his back dimples.
"Blaine." Sebastian said in a small voice. "I… I've only done this once before. I'm not used to being the bottom, so just please-"
"I love you." I whispered into his ears, his muscles relaxing right away as if those three words were enough to rid him of any of his worries. My hands travelled up his arm until I intertwined my fingers with his, our hands locked together tightly.
You can feel the light start to tremble,
Washing what you know out to sea.
You can see your life out of the window tonight.
If I lose myself tonight,
It'll be by your side
I lose myself tonight
Yeah, yeah, yeah
"B-Blaine." Sebastian's grip tightened around my hand as I pushed myself inside gently. I continued placing small kisses on his back, hoping that I reassured him and comforted him with every kiss. Sebastian bit down into a pillow as I pulled out to push back in, getting into the motion and hopefully easing Sebastian's pain even if just a little. Sebastian nodded, as if answering a silent question between the both of us and persuading me to continue.
If I lose myself tonight,
It'll be you and I
Lose myself tonight
We quickly found a rhythm that seemed to work perfectly for the both of us. My hands explored every inch of his body as I gently thrusted into him, picking up the pace gradually; the way he tried stifling his moans and the way he looked under me was enough to send me over the edge. I loved everything about this. The way he looked at me, his eyes… filled with pleasure… desire… lust. The way he said my name, as if he was pleading for more.
I had never seen Sebastian like this. So vulnerable. So needy. So… completely and irrevocably mine.
Take us down and we keep trying,
Forty thousand feet, keep flying
Sebastian turned over quickly and pulled me down for a kiss, whispering sweet nothings into my ear and trying his best not to whimper when he asked me to continue. I pumped him in synch with myself and leaned down to kiss him, my world quickly becoming blurry and frenzied with the amount of endorphins that were coursing through my body. Sebastian held on to me tightly, whispering into my ear that he was close.
If I lose myself tonight...
I rested my forehead against his and kissed him before I collapsed on top of him once we both came together, both of us going to our own little world full of bliss. We were both panting heavily, my chest over his as we both tried collecting our composure and catching our breath. I could feel how sweaty we both were, but I was perfectly comfortable being where I was. Sebastian wrapped an arm around my lower back while the other arm held my head tightly against him. I couldn't see Sebastian's face, but I knew just by how strongly he was holding me that it had meant just as much to him as it did to me.
I rolled off of Sebastian and everything around me was spinning, happiness and pleasure being the only emotions I could feel, aside from my love for the taller boy lying next to me. Sebastian turned onto his side to look at me, a small smile on his lips as he linked his hand with mine.
"You're so beautiful." I ran my thumb across his cheek, my eyes never leaving his gaze.
"Shut up." Sebastian let out a small laugh and turned a slight shade of red as he nudged me.
"I'm serious." I said, the small smile on my lips enough to tell Sebastian that I meant it.
Sebastian gave me his crooked smile before leaning forward to place a small kiss on my lips, his hands caressing my face before reaching for my hand. "Thank you."