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EDIT: This chapter is now revised, but I did it myself with no beta, so if there are still typos and such, I'm sorry

Chapter 7: Hold On to Sixteen

Fate had a strange way of working.

Blaine hadn't honestly hit something sense he and Kurt started dating; being held by Kurt always seemed like a much better option than pretending to punch someone in the face.

But then Finn and Sam had decided to have an altercation with him in the middle of rehearsal and it had felt so much like his old school he had forgotten completely about what it felt like in Kurt's arms and all he knew was he needed somewhere to cry were they wouldn't find him, and then he needed to hit something.

Oddly enough, this was the situation that caused Finn to forgive him. Blaine doubted the same respect-friendship?-would've been formed if Finn had found him coiled in his step-brother's arms.

And that had led them to win sectionals-which his parents hadn't even come to. He should've been used to it by now, but it still hurt to see everyone-even Mike, who the entire club knew had problems with his father-being congratulated by their parents.

Blaine sighed, leaning back slightly so his back was pressed against the step behind him. This had probably been the strangest week of his life.

"What're you still doing here?" asked an amused voice from above him. "Everyone else left."

Blaine looked up to see his gorgeous boyfriend smiling brilliantly down at him, his multi-colored eyes swirling.

Blaine smiled back instinctively when his heart rate sped up. "I could ask you the same question"

Kurt laughed shortly, setting his bag down and sitting next to the other boy in the front steps of McKinley.

"You could," he acceded "but I asked you first."

Blaine scratched the back of his head, not really knowing what to say. "I just… got thinking and lost track of time I guess." He explained with a shrug.

Kurt laid his arm around Blaine's shoulders, pulling him closer so Blaine was tucked under his arm, their sides and thighs pressed together, their heat mixing together to become one entity.

The way he did it was so casual, like it was the perfectly normal response to things, that Blaine felt a little tug at his heart.

"I believe it's your turn to share now, Mr. Hummel," Blaine teased, resting his head on Kurt's shoulder, his arm wriggling behind them to wrap around Kurt's waist.

Kurt sighed, moving so his head was sitting gently atop his boyfriend's. "I was just thinking about how much more important winning seems this year. Don't get me wrong, I was always competitive, but I've never had such an enormous reason to win."

Blaine stared across the parking lot, now vacant except for his and Kurt's cars. He honestly couldn't see why Kurt was making such a huge deal about this; he was the most amazing, talented person Blaine knew. He was almost definitely getting into NYADA, and if he didn't that was the schools loss, and Kurt could just go somewhere else-still in New York, because he was good enough-where his skills were appreciated.

He understood how badly Kurt wanted this, and he admired and loved his drive, but-and maybe this was because he was Kurt's boyfriend-he didn't like talking about Kurt leaving as much as he pretended to for Kurt's sake.

"Is NYADA really that important?" Blaine asked before he could stop himself. 'Idiot, of course it's important! It's Kurt's dream-our future.'

Instead of reprimanding Blaine for his slip-up or going on a self-loathing rant as Blaine half expected him too, Kurt simply laughed.

"Not as important as you." Kurt said gently, craning his neck to press a kiss on the top of Blaine's head before settling back in their previous position.

The words and contact made Blaine's heart flutter and his insides turn to a warm gooey mush, but they only gave half of what he wanted to know.

"What exactly did you mean when you said winning was so important now?" Blaine wondered, shifting his eyes in an attempt to look at Kurt, but the angle only allowed him to see Kurt's chest without disturbing their coil.

Instead of answering, Kurt kissed his ear-causing Blaine to shiver-and said "I love you"

Blaine smiled, though his eyebrows pulled together in confusion. "I love you too."

He decided to just let it go; Kurt would talk if he really couldn't handle thing's himself.

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Kurt didn't want Blaine getting involved. This was between him and that sluty… pig… slut-pig, Sebastian.

Kurt was about 99.9 % sure he would win, and Blaine would stay his, but there was always the chance…

Kurt pushed those thoughts from his mind.

No, if Blaine wanted Sebastian, he would've already dumped Kurt and hooked up with him. That little bitch was only in it for sex, surely Blaine could see that.

Then again, he always acted awfully friendly when the new Warbler 'just-so-happened' to run into them.

Kurt sighed. Stupid Blaine and his stupidly cute obliviousness.

"What're you thinking about?" Blaine asked innocently, shifting a little against Kurt's side.

A smile exploded across Kurt's face at the sound of that amazing voice. "Just thinking about you, baby."

Well, it wasn't lying…

Blaine laughed, the melodic noise melting Kurt's heart.

Yes, Blaine was his, and there was nothing anyone could do about it.

He had found the man he was going to marry, the man he would hopefully have children with, and the man he wanted to wake up to every morning.

He wasn't giving that up for the world.