Prompt: Gandalf - "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us." - 'The Lord of The Rings'
"So when were you planning on telling me!" Kurt exclaimed, storming into his stepbrother's room on a Friday evening not long after Rachel had headed off to New York. He had come home from a shift at the Lima Bean to hear his father and Carole talking about Finn heading off for basic training in a month. "When you were already at basic so you didn't have to listen to me tell you what a stupid idea this is!"
As his avatar had already gotten killed when Kurt's outburst had captured his attention away from his game, Finn tossed the game controller gently onto the bed.
"No. I was going to tell you soon, but I was putting it off because I knew you would react badly," Finn said, looking up at his stepbrother.
"People die in the army, Finn, even during basic training."
"I'm aware of that, Kurt. I'm not going into this blindly but I don't know what else to do with my life right now."
"So, you're going to go contemplate that in the army!" Kurt exclaimed. "You can contemplate what to do with your life just as easily here in Lima, like I'm doing."
Finn shook his head and smiled. "You're going to New York, Kurt. We all know it and eventually Blaine is going to convince you to go just like I did with Rachel. I just don't think he's quite ready to let you go yet. You and Rachel, you're destined for New York. You've both known that for years. Me, I couldn't really see myself anywhere but Lima but this isn't where I want to be. I know that much."
"I don't want to lose you, Finn," Kurt said, the anger having faded from his voice. "I can't lose you," he added more quietly looking down at the floor.
Getting to his feet, Finn closed the distance between them and enveloped his stepbrother in a hug. "You're not going to lose me. I got this all planned out. I'm going to spend four years in the army doing something useful while I decide what it is I want to do with my life, while you find your dream in New York. Hopefully, after those four years I'll have grown enough to know what I want to do with my life."
"Promise?" Kurt asked softly.
"I promise. You're not getting rid of me this easily, dude," Finn said, starting to step out of the hug. When he realized Kurt wasn't loosening his grip though, he held onto his stepbrother a little longer. Though he wouldn't say it out loud to Kurt, the truth was he couldn't be sure this wouldn't be the last time he would hug his stepbrother.