AN: Inspired by lyrics from "Wonderwall" by Oasis
I knocked tentatively on the open bedroom door and even though I heard Blaine's 'come in', I felt frozen at the sight of the patch covering is eye. The patch that was necessary because he had stepped in front of me. Sebastian's slushy, and whatever he had put in it, had been meant for me. He hated me for having Blaine as much as I hated him for trying to take Blaine away from me. And the only thing that had come from that is Blaine getting hurt. I can't help but feel as if this is all my fault.
My vision starts to blur, and I reach up to wipe tears away.
"Hey, don't cry. I'm going to be fine," I hear Blaine say.
I'm nodding but I can't find my voice. Can't get out the apology that is right there on the surface. Through the tears I can see him holding his arms out to me. I rush forward, sitting on the edge of the bed and falling into his arms.
"I'm sorry," I finally manage to get out, my chin hooked over his shoulder.
"For what? The tears?"
"No. That you got hurt. It should've been me."
"You don't need to apologize for that. It wasn't your fault."
"If I hadn't gotten Sebastian so mad at me-"
"You're not responsible for Sebastian actions. And I'm the one who encouraged a friendship with him, though believe me, if I ever thought he was capable of doing something to hurt you I would have ended it long ago. I'd step in front of a bullet to protect you Kurt."
The tears come harder at that point because I know they aren't just words. Blaine Anderson had been trying to protect me from the moment our paths crossed on those stairs at Dalton. He had come into my life and made things better and sometimes I wondered if he wouldn't have been better off without me.
"You're the light in my life, Kurt. You're the only one who has ever loved me for who I am, no matter what stupid mistakes I make. The one person who I know will never lead me wrong."
"I love you," I whisper, because it's the only response that seems appropriate.