AN: I hope this makes sense to everyone. I didn't intend for Kurt to be upset in the last chapter and then he was and when I wrote this chapter, he took over and basically made me write this. Evil characters holding me hostage. Enjoy!

Chapter 84

Just as the steam stopped rising from the cups of hot chocolate, Blaine looked up to see Kurt standing in the doorway in a pair of Blaine's sweats. He hesitated, injured arm wrapped around himself, until Blaine unfurled from his ball position and held out his arms to Kurt. Kurt flew across the room to Blaine, tucking himself into his lap, tears starting over again. "I'm sorry, Blaine, I'm so sorry."

Blaine wrapped his arms around Kurt and held him tightly, a few tears of his own going down his face as he responded. "Shh, it's okay. We're okay."

The two sat there, clinging to one another for several minutes as Kurt's tears fell. When he at last let out his last sob, they detached slightly, Kurt still clinging to Blaine's side but no longer in his lap. Blaine grabbed the hot chocolate and pressed a cup into Kurt's hand, taking a sip from his own. They sat in silence for a bit, drinking the warm liquid until they felt settled enough in each other's presence to talk.

"Is, is everything okay?" Blaine asked hesitantly, trying to find out what had upset Kurt so much earlier.

Kurt nodded, looking down in his cup. "Yeah, I just, I don't even know Blaine. You were sp-spanking me and all I could think about was how bad a friend I was and how-how shameful it was that Tina was lying there hurt and all I was concerned with was getting in trouble. What kind of person does that?" kurt said, stuttering a bit as he struggled to express the thoughts that had been running through his head.

"Kurt-" Blaine started to say, cutting himself off as he realized he had nothing he could say. He wrapped his arms around Kurt and pulled him in closer.

"I didn't want you to stop earlier. It hurt so much but I deserved it. Putting myself over the safety and health of my friend, lying to you. I deserved it, I know that. I didn't want to admit it but I know. And I'm so, so sorry. I get why you couldn't even look at me. I wouldn't want to look at me either." Kurt finished, whispering the last few sentences, voice choked with more tears.

"No, no, no Kurt, that isn't true. Oh babe, if I had known what was going through your head, I wouldn't have done that. You made a mistake but it doesn't mean I can't stand the sight of you or whatever else is going through your head. I only did that the way I did because I really didn't want to do it and if I had to look you in the eye, I wouldn't have been able to." Blaine said, struggling to articulate his thoughts.

Kurt shook his head, a few more tears falling. "You did the right thing. I broke my promise to you and while I still don't think going outside was a big deal, I did promise I wouldn't. You were right to do it. I just, it wasn't enough. I deserve so much worse for being so selfish and stupid and-" He ranted angrily until Blaine cut him off.

"Kurt Elizabeth Hummel, stop it right now. No one talks about you that way, including you. You may be sore but I will punish you more if I have to." Blaine said, grabbing Kurt's uninjured wrist and forcing Kurt to look at him.

Kurt met his gaze with watery eyes and gave him a shaky nod. "Sorry."

Blaine sighed and pulled Kurt back against him. "Look, by my count, the only thing you did wrong last night was sneaking around and breaking your promise. You hesitated before coming to get help for Tina last night but that's okay. If she were really hurt, I know you wouldn't have done that. You are a good friend and you wouldn't put someone else at risk for your own sake. But it's natural to hesitate before admitting to something that will get you in trouble. It's human nature. My goal is to make you hesitate before you do something wrong." Blaine said, sifting his fingers through Kurt's hair soothingly as he spoke.

Kurt closed his eyes and relaxed under Blaine's ministrations. He spoke in a slightly joking tone when Blaine finished. "I think my butt would be thankful for that. You, umm you have a hard hand." He blushed.

Blaine let his hand drift down and rubbed lightly at Kurt's butt through the sweatpants. "Well, it wouldn't work if you couldn't feel it." Biting his lip, Blaine debated whether to continue or not before deciding to be honest. "I was worried earlier when you were being quiet babe."

Kurt sighed. "I didn't feel like I deserved for you to stop."

Blaine pressed a kiss to Kurt's head before saying. "I know why you did it. But Kurt, this isn't going to work unless you trust me to know what you deserve. You can't hold in your reactions like that again. I could injure you if I can't tell how much it's hurting you."

Sighing, Kurt nodded before nuzzling closer to Blaine. The two curled together on the couch for a few minutes before Kurt spoke hesitantly. "Blaine?"

"Hmm?" Blaine said, pushing Kurt's hair back.

"I still feel bad." Kurt admitted quietly.

Blaine squeezed his eyes shut as he felt his heart clench at the pain in Kurt's voice. Resigning himself, Blaine pulled Kurt off him. "Pull down your pants."

Biting his lip, Kurt grabbed the waist of his pants and pushed, letting them fall to his ankles. Blaine grabbed him and pulled him over his lap, taking in the sight of Kurt's bright red butt. Placing a hand on his warm cheeks, Blaine spoke. "This is it. After this spanking, everything that happened last night is in the past. You won't have any guilt left about any of it and you will be completely forgiven. Understood?"

Kurt nodded. "Yes, sir."

Sighing, Blaine lightly rubbed Kurt's cheeks. "So tell me, what did you do wrong last night?"

Kurt let out a small whimper in the back of his throat when he realized Blaine was going to make him list everything. He began slowly but quickly devolved into a tearful ramble. "I broke a promise to you and tried to lie about it and snuck around behind your back and I lied about being with Tina and left her injured in the snow while I was trying to save myself because I'm so selfish and a horrible friend-" Kurt cut off with a loud cry as Blaine brought his hand down hard on his sore butt.

"That was for insulting yourself. Do it again and you will be getting a separate punishment for that. As for the rest," Blaine lifted his hand and brought it down hard across both cheeks, aiming to reignite the fire in Kurt's butt. "This one is for breaking your promise." He brought his hand down again a little lower but just as hard. "This is for lying to me." Landing two very hard swats on Kurt's crimson sit spots, he finished up. "And this is for leaving Tina."

Kurt lay over Blaine's lap, sobbing at how much the few swats had hurt. Blaine hadn't held back, knowing Kurt needed to feel punished and not wanting to have to give him more swats by spanking too lightly. Kurt lay sniffling over Blaine's lap for several minutes as Blaine gently rubbed his now aching and super sore cheeks.

AN: Hope this makes sense for everyone. It made sense to me but I'm not really an objective viewer so…review please?